RARE MIDWESTERN BLOWN WHISKEY BOTTLE HONEY STRAW AMBER

I FOUND THIS PIECE IN A LOCAL HIGH END ANTIQUE SHOP LAST WEEK, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER WAS AN OLD PRO WHO HAILED FROM MARYLAND AND SHE WAS SELLING SOME OF HER PERSONAL COLLECTION. THIS BOTTLE FRANKLY PUTS ME IN THE MIND OF THE PIECES PRODUCED IN THE OHIO VALLEY IN THE EARLY 1800'S. THAT IS WHERE I GREW UP AND LEARNED TO LOVE EARLY BLOWN GLASS. THE VERY UNUSUAL THING ABOUT THIS PIECE IS THE FORM, MOST MIDWESTERN BOTTLES TOOK ON THE GLOBULAR OR CLUB SHAPE, THIS IS A TRADITIONAL 'SPIRITS' OR WHISKEY BOTTLE SHAPE, IF FACT THE VERY EARLY, POSSIBLY ORIGINAL CORK STOPPER HAS AN EMBOSSED PEWTER PULL RING THAT IS EMBOSSED "WHISKEY". THE GLASS ITSELF IT VERY FINE AND FREE FROM IMPURITIES OR BLEMISHES, THE COLOR IS AN AMAZING LIGHT HONEY AMBER, VERY SHOWY. THERE IS A ROLLED LIP AS WAS COMMON TO MOST ZANESVILLE BOTTLES OF THE 1820'S AND A SLIGHT KICK UP WITH A TUBULAR PONTIL MARK THAT HAS SOME METALLIC RESIDUE, THAT IS STRANGE, AND THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF SHELF WEAR YOU WOULD EXPECT ON A PIECE OF THIS AGE. OVERALL HEIGHT IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE 11 1/2" AND THE CONDTION IS SUPERB! DON'T YOU THINK IT WOULD BE A NICE ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION? Greetings Ebay shoppers! Jean & I have been selling on Ebay since 1998, we strive to bring unique items in a variety of categories to you, fresh from homes and estates we visit here in central Florida and our travels elsewhere. Our goal is to be as accurate as possible with descriptions, respond quickly and professionally to every inquiry and give superlative service after the sale. God bless and thanks for looking at our auction.

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