Australian Antique bottle auctioneer ABCR is soon to kick off their fifth auction with 406 Lots covering almost every field within the hobby of antique bottle collecting.
There are a few more enameled cobalt ribbed poison bottles to follow up from the Chloroform and Cannabis example that they had in Auction 4. Of particular interest to US collectors is an octagonal X. Bazin pot lid from Philadelphia. New England collectors should take note of the Willington Glassworks pickle that was found in Australia. Although this example is water-worn, it has a great appearance and has a ground pontil.
A third item of interest to US collectors is the embossed Dr Grants Dandelion Bitters, New York. This bottle may appear to be from New York City, but in fact it is not. This is an exceptionally rare bitters bottle from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which was produced for Shell & Zabel, a short lived company. Several companies in Australia that utilized American sounding names – you will find other bitters bottles such as New York Hop Bitters, St Louis Hop Bitters, Milwaukee Hop Bitters and even Philadelphia Hop Bitters.
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