Bayou City
Sunset Auction
Bayou City Sunset Auction
Saturday 03 August 2024 [5:30 to 10:00 pm]
Hotel ZaZa Houston
Hotel ZaZa Museum District | Grapevine
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
1. Guarantee: Any item found having uncatalogued damage may be returned for a refund, less shipping costs, within 20 days of auction closing date. Any item with the term “near mint,” indicating that minor flaws do exist, do not qualify for a refund. After 20 days, no refund will be given for any reason. Also, any manufacturer’s flaw that, in our opinion, does not significantly detract monetarily from the value of the item being sold will not be considered for refund. Customer satisfaction is our goal. Please call for condition reports, or visit the FOHBC. org Houston 24 Bayou City Auction page for additional photos and information before bidding on any item.
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Auctioneer: Martin Van Zant
Indiana Auction License Number: AU12200056
Website: Crowdedhouse.net
Tele: 812.841.9495
Address: 6915 S. 280 E, Lebanon IN 46052
email: mdvanzant@yahoo.com
Sunset AuctionBayou City
SATURDAY
EVENING
03 AUGUST 2024 HOTEL ZAZA
Brought to you by Crow ded House Auctions and the FOHBC
Featuring rare antique bottles, glass, insulators, ephemera and advertising. Online auction starts Wednesday, 24 July 2024. Live auction starts at 7:00 pm on Saturday, 03 August 2024. Event at Hotel ZaZa, Grapevine room. Cash bar and hors d’oeuvres in the adjacent Room with a View cocktail party at 6:00 pm.
AN ECLECTIC GROUP
ACL, Advertising, Antiques, Arts & Crafts, Barber, Bitters, Demijohn, Drugggist, Early American Glass, Gemstones, Ephemera, Flasks, Foreign, Fossils, Historical, Inks, Insulators, Jars, Medicines, Mineral Water, Pickle, Poison, Signs, Soda Water, Soda Pop, Spirits, Texas and just plain fun objects.
LOW SLIDING CONSIGNMENT FEE! All auction proceeds go to the FOHBC. There is a 15% buyers premium.
Contact: Martin Van Zant, Crowded House Auctions, mdvanzant@yahoo.com or Ferdinand Meyer V, FOHBC, fmeyer@fmgdesign.com
Lot #1: Hostetter’s Reverse
Glass Painted Sign, 21” x 27” framed, contemporary replica of an original and only sign that has now deteriorated to 25% of its original appearance. Master sign artist and restorer Ron Percell produced six of these beautiful pieces. From Richard Siri. See following page.
Estimate: $2,000-$2,500
Lot #2: J.F. Cutter Whiskey
Reverse Glass Painted Sign, 24” x 30” framed contemporary replica of a tin sign for E. Martin & Co. S.F. Reverse glass with Uncle Sam and two J.F. Cutter bottles (Old Bourbon & Old Rye). Master sign artist, gold leafer and restorer Ron Percell produced six of these. Excellent condition. Magnificent.
Estimate: $2,000-$2,700
Lot #3: H.H. Warner
Advertising Collection, Large, thick binder with protective sleeves containing many years of H. H. Warner product advertising and Warner’s Safe Cure almanacs. Lots of great material! From the James Bell collection, Australia.
Estimate: $200-$500
Lot #5: Scroll Flask, Midwestern, 1845-1850, Wonderfully proportioned deep aqua pint. Very good condition, some lip roughness, likely in the making. Iron pontil mark. Sheared and tooled lip. GIX-11. Common.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #6: Flask with Embossed Grapes, banded sides with applied screw cap and ground mouth. Pint size. GXIII-77. Considered scarce. This fun flask could have held anything from brandy to whiskey. Yellow-amber, good condition.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #4: Washington Bust
Tree Portrait Calabash Flask, Aquamarine, applied sloping collared mouth with ring, tubular pontil scar, quart. GI-35. Ex: Charles B. Gardner Collection, Lot 2530 ($80 in 1975). Very good condition. Mike Southworth collection.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #7: Royalty Club
Whiskey A. Friedman & Co., Large glass framed advertising. Contemporary replica of an original. Master sign artist, gold leafer and restorer Ron Percell produced six of these remarkable pieces. Excellent condition. From Richard Siri. See following page.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,000
Lot #8: Large Case Gin, Extremely rare in this “big boy” size. Olive green, mint condition, 14” tall by 5” wide case gin bottle. Perfectly formed “pig-snout” lip and a massive open pontil. Excellent condition. Brian Bingham collection. Huge!
Estimate: $750-$1,000
SUNSET
Lot #1
Lot #2
Lot #83
Lot #66
Lot #9
Lot #9: Framed Label Art.
Dr. Wonser’s U.S.A. Indian Root Bitters San Francisco, Wonderful Silk screen print of a Dr. Wonser’s Indian Root Bitters label by artist Arlene Place. One of only four examples made using the original brand label colors. Strong clean graphics. See Lot 10. From Richard Siri.
Estimate: $250-$350
Lot #10: Framed Label Art.
Dr. Wonser’s U.S.A. Indian Root Bitters San Francisco, Beautiful silk screen print of a Dr. Wonser’s Indian Root Bitters label. A color enhanced version by artist Arlene Place. One of just two examples made with enhanced color. See Lot 9. From Richard Siri.
Estimate: $200-$300
Lot #11: Double Eagle
Historical Flask, Louisville Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, 18401850, rich aquamarine, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Very good condition, some lip roughness, likely in the making. A wonderfully tactile flask. GII-24.
Estimate: $600-$700
Lot #12: Warner’s Safe Yeast – Tippecanoe Poster, a professionally restored poster with an attractive and suggestive young Victorian woman advertising Warner’s Safe Yeast, Safe Cure and Tippecanoe Tonic Bitters. Rich colors, good condition. Michael Seeliger collection.
Estimate: $500-$800
Lot #13: Pittsburgh Double Eagle Flask, Pittsburgh area glass house, quart, olive-amber with light amber throughout the middle, pontiled, beautiful example. A sensual piece with an American Eagle design used on the FOHBC logo.
Estimate: $750-$1,000
Lot #14: Clasped Hands Square & Compass “Union” – Eagle “A.R.S.” Historical Calabash, A.R. Samuels, Keystone Glass Works, Phila., Pa, 1866-1874. Light green, iron pontil, quart, virtually perfect, GIV-42. A bright clean example. Companion to Lot 15. Proceeds go to the FOHBC Virtual Museum. Alan DeMaison collection.
Estimate: $200-$250
Lot #15: Clasped Hands Square & Compass “Union” – Eagle “A.R.S.” Historical Calabash, Unlisted light cornflower blue or an icy blue. Beautiful early bottle. Quart. GIV-42. Companion to Lot 14. Proceeds go to the FOHBC Virtual Museum. Alan DeMaison collection.
Estimate $200-$250
Lot #16: Granite Glass Co. “Stoddard NH” Lettered Flask, 1855-1862, Unusual tapered mouth. Pint. Nice little flask to add to your New England and specifically New Hampshire “Granite State” collection. Brandon DeWolfe collection.
Estimate: $275-$500
SUNSET AUCTION
SAVERS
Lot #42
Lot #29
Lot #20
Lot #46
Lot #53
Lot #17: New England
Mini Chestnut Flask, a very appealing, diminutive New England Chestnut flask, 1783-1830. Brilliant clear olive yellow, bulbous form and slightly off-centered body and neck. Applied round collared mouth, pontil scar, ht. 4-1/2 inches. Appealing smaller size. Fine condition.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #18: Hunter–Fisherman
Pictorial Calabash Flask, Aquamarine, quart. Charles B. Gardner sticker for Lot 1914 ($65 in 1975). GXIII-5. Very good condition. Scarce form. As good as it gets provenance.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #19: Washington Bust
– Sheaf Of Wheat Portrait Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pa., 1848-1855, aqua half-pint, smooth base, applied double-collar mouth. A nice little pocket flask. Scarce mold. Great condition. GI-59
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #20: Ponce De Leon
Spring Water St. Augustine Fla. Mineral Water, Extremely rare. Top Florida mineral water bottle. The monogram is a mystery. Deciphering the letters could reveal the proprietor. Can you solve? David Kyle Rakes collection. Includes a signed copy of one of his latest books, Florida Advertising Jugs.
Estimate: $8,000-$10,000
Lot #21: Parole Pure Rye
Whiskey (embossed horse), amber squat cylinder, applied double-tapered mouth, circular slug plate with strongly embossed horse. A Philadelphia whiskey company product that was made between 1880 and 1882.
Estimate: $200-$600
Lot #22: Alderney Old Rye Whiskey Chris Gallagher 806 Lombard St. Phila, dark amber, quart, strap-sided Union Oval flask, embossed “Alderney Old (embossed steer) Rye Whiskey Chris Gallagher, 806 Lombard St. Phila.” This brand of whiskey sold between 1879 and 1885. A robust pictorial flask.
Estimate: $600-$800
Lot #23: Pattern Molded Sugar Bowl, clear with blue rim. Ex. Barry Hogan. Footed bowl, height 3-5/8 inches, top diameter 4-3/4 inches, foot diameter 3 inches, 16 ribs. Alan DeMaison collection. Beautiful and sensual paneled bowl. See Lot 26.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #24: Hadrosaurid Fossilized Dinosaur Egg and Bone Fragment, purchased legally from Xixia Basin, China in 2004. The Hadrosaurid (Duck-Billed Dinosaur) bone fragment was found in Montana. Both items sell as one lot.
Estimate: $300-$500
SUNSET AUCTION
Lot #50
Lot #111
Lot #25
Lot #24
Lot #80
Lot #82
Lot #81
Lot #25: Fluorite & Quartz, Shizhuyuan Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Prov. China, Outstanding bi-color Chinese fluorite crystal group on a finely crystallized contrasting quartz matrix, with each crystal exhibiting perfect form, mirror luster and exquisite phantom zoning. Comes with a custom-made display base. Sandor P. Fuss donation.
Estimate: $15,000-$20,000
Lot #26: Pattern Molded Creamer, clear with blue rim. Ex. Barry Hogan collection. Height of the vase is 4-1/8 inches not including handle. Total height 4-3/4 inches with handle. Base diameter 2-1/8 inches. Alan DeMaison collection. See Lot 23.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #27: Blown Three Mold Geometric Decanter, Keene, New Hampshire. Exceptional half pint, GIII-16, 1820-1840, dark yellowish olive green, bold mold impression. No damage.
Estimate: $450-$700
Lot #28: Handled Condiment Jar with Lid, a delightful, free-blown utility jar with a hand tooled lid, crudely formed in teal green glass. Sheared pontil base, European (likely France), 18501880. Approx. 8-1/2 inches tall. Absolutely stunning when back-lit or window displayed.
Estimate: $300-$400
Lot #29: Proprietor Thos A. Hurley Louisville, K.Y., GWA, Oct. 2016, Lot 116, 1840-1860, medium blue green, 5-3/4” tall, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Rarely seen color and completely full of trapped air bubbles! An extremely rare bottle that has no auction record! This one has a lot going for it! Meyer collection.
Estimate: $2,500-$3,000
Lot #30: T.A. Cook & Co. Turf Exchange, 13 Broadway, Oklahoma City, O.T., (L.C. & R on base) Half pint strap-sided Union Oval flask. T.A. Cook owned the Turf Exchange from Sept 1902 to July 1905. On July 4, 1903 he was involved in and won a quick draw gun fight on the steps of the saloon with Kid Bannister.
Estimate: $500-$750
Lot #31: Leighton & Co. The Monarch Bar, El Reno, O.T., Rare Oklahoma Territory pocket flask, clear, half pint, strap-sided Union Oval flask, air vented, embossed: Leighton & Co, The Monarch Bar, El Reno, O.T. (L. C. & R Co on base). Also found in a quart.
Estimate: $600-$900
Lot #32: John Hudspeth, Merchants Bar, El Reno, O.T., Clear, pint, strap-sided Union Oval flask embossed “John Hudspeth, Merchants Bar, El Reno, O.T.” (L C & R Co on base) John Hudspeth ran a turn-of-the-century gambling, vice and liquor ring in El Reno, Oklahoma Territory. Very rare.
Estimate: $750-$1,000
SUNSET AUCTION CHOCOLATE
Lot #41
Lot #115
Lot #35
Lot #37 Lot #40
Lot #33: Gilberts Pure Rye
Jug, Fulper Pottery whiskey jug from Trinidad, Colorado. Abt 8-1/2” tall by 3 1/8” across the base. Middle abt 4-3/4” across. Stenciled in gold leaf “S. Sanders & Co. Gilbert’s Pure Rye, Trinidad, Col.” Two beautiful flowers on reverse. Simon Sanders ran a whiskey and cigar business in the late 1800s. See Lot 34. Richard Siri collection.
Estimate: $350-$550
Lot #34: Forest Grove A. Friedman Jug, Rare two-tone handled Fulper Pottery whiskey jug from Denver, Colorado. Stenciled in gold leaf “Forest Grove 1879 A. Friedman & Co.” (Denver, Colorado). See Lot 33. Richard Siri collection.
Estimate: $250-$400
Lot #35: Dr. Dunlop’s Anchor Bitters, semi-cabin, amber, LTC applied mouth with original labels on three panels. From C.W. Jennings of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Very rare with original labels. One of the best labeled examples known. Possibly only the second known example with a small IRS tax label. Jeff Scharnowske collection.
Estimate: $2,000-$4,000
Lot #36: Old Sachem Bitters and Wigwam Tonic, 18581865. Aqua, figural barrel form, applied square collar, large blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 10 inches. RH O 45. Much harder to find than the O-46 mold. Found in a fifth generation, 200-year-old home in North Truro, Massachusetts. Ferdinand Meyer V collection.
Estimate: $2,500-$3,000
Lot #37: Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters, figural bitters bottle, in the form of an Indian maiden in a very dark chocolate glass color. 1867-1880. Manufacturer’s ground mouth, smooth base, ht. 12 inches. Excellent condition, outstanding dark Indian queen would bookend any color run. From the Michael Seeliger collection.
Estimate: $700-$1,200
Lot #38: Hostetter’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters, reddish amber square embossed, “Dr. J. Hostetters Stomach Bitters” with complete full label. Large “A” embossed on the base. Dead mint. Super example for the Hostetter’s collector. From the Jim Bender collection.
Estimate: $250-$350
Lot #39: The Great Tonic Caldwells Herb Bitters, RH C-8, American, 1865-1875, orange amber, triangular form, 12-5/8” tall, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect. A bright, clean bottle, excellent overall condition. Strong lattice pattern on this very tall bitters bottle. From the Michael Seeliger collection.
Estimate: $200-$400
Lot #40: Labeled Greeley’s Bourbon Whiskey Bitters. If you have ever been to the Jerry & Helen Forbes mountain house in Big Sur, California, you can’t miss this interesting display of a labeled Greeley’s Bourbon Whiskey Bitters figural barrel. Fun and whimsical folk art that comes with the case. Proceeds go to the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #41: J.T. Wiggins
Gentian Bitters, RH W108.3, 1865-1875, amber fancy square with rib pattern, 9-7/8” tall, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Tiny chip at corner base panel. A number of trapped air bubbles exist, with several having surface openings. Extremely rare and one of only two known examples. Ferdinand Meyer V collection.
Estimate: $5,000-$7,000
Lot #42: Dansby’s Cotton Patch Bitters, 8-1/2 x 2-3/8, yellow-amber square. Tooled lip, three sunken panels, extremely rare. Trade mark September, 1886, Robert C. Dansby, Terrell, Texas. In business since 1879. Found in a Texas kitchen window near Peach Ridge. Not many embossed Texas bitters. Ferdinand Meyer V collection.
Estimate: $2,500-$3,000
Lot #43: Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters, a beautiful Indian Queen, marked on the shield “Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters.” Also “Patented Feb 11, 1868.” RH B-226, approx. 11-3/4” tall, light rich amber, rough sheared mouth, smooth base. Fine condition.
Estimate: $400-$600
Lot #45: Tippecanoe Figural
Log, embossed “Tippecanoe” (canoe) “H. H. Warner & Co.,” 1883-1890. Amber figural log, with large applied “mushroom” type mouth ”Pat Nov. 20. 83 Rochester N.Y.” on smooth base. Hard to find 70% label for the Tippecanoe XXX Bitters. Small surface bubble burst on shoulder. A classic medicine. Michael Seeliger collection.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #46: Oak Orchard Acid Springs Mineral Water Bottle, embossed “Oak Orchard Acid Springs – Address G. W. Merchant Lockport. N.Y.” Probably Lockport Glass Works in New York, 1860-1880. Cylindrical, emerald green, applied double sloping collared mouth, smooth base, quart. Great example with nice whittle and rich color. Fine condition.
Estimate: $500-$800
Lot #47: Warner’s Safe Cure (Animal), a mammoth, quart-sized bottle embossed, “Warners Safe Cure (safe) London.” Rich amber, BIM, 1890-1900s, England. Approx. 11” tall, blob top and a deep concave oval depression on base with excellent embossing. Possibly a thin 1/8” base chip (in making most likely) otherwise in perfect condition. Russ Price collection.
Estimate: $800-1,000
Lot #44: Doctor Fisch’s Bitters
W.H. Ware, nicely embossed
“Doctor Fisch’s Bitters W.H. Ware Patented 1866” figural bitters, 1860-1880. In the form of a fish, medium-amber, applied round collared mouth, smooth base, ht. 11-1/2 inches. RH F-44. Strong mold impression. Fine condition.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #48: Warner’s Safe Cure Pressburg, an exceptional “attic mint” example with strong embossing not often seen with Pressburg molds. Found in Budapest in 1998 and has resided in a private collection since. Lighter shade of olive green than typical. The Warner Safe Cures Pressburg, in shades of green, are highly desirable. Russ Price collection.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,200
Lot #49: Warner’s Safe Cure Bottles (Four Different Cities), a fantastic group of four Warner’s Safe Cures (embossed safe) representing H.H. Warner’s four key offices in Pressburg (Slovakia Bratislava), Melbourne (Australia), Frankfurt AM (Germany) and London (England). Very good to excellent condition. Russ Price collection.
Estimate: $350-$600
Lot #50: Drakes Plantation Bitters Commemorative Bottle, a one-off, teal glass whimsey from the limited run of 250 hand-blown, pontiled, cobalt blue commemorative Drake’s Plantation Bitters that were commissioned for the FOHBC Houston 2024 National Antique Bottle & Glass Exposition. Unique.
$750-$1,000
Lot #51: G. & F. Stresa Courtney, Texas, this rather rare bitters bottle was found by Mike Southworth in a horde of 1,200 antique bottles from a defunct antique store in the isolated town of Randsburg, California in the Mojave Desert. Read more on Peachridgeglass.com.
Estimate: $700-$1,000
Lot #53: Irion Drug Co. Tyler, Texas, beautiful yellow-green colored druggist bottle embossed “Irion Drug Co. The Rexall Store, Tyler, Texas,” 4.5 inches tall. Crisp and clean. A wonderful bottle from the Ferdinand Meyer V collection.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #52: A.A. Croxton Cattle Exchange Saloon, Nacona, Tex., clear, half-pint, strap-sided Union Oval flask, air vented, slug plate, embossed “A.A. Croxton, Cattle Exchange Saloon, Nacona, Tex.” (L. C. & R embossed on base). These Texas flasks have sold on eBay for as high as $1,500. Extremely rare.
Estimate $650-$950
Lot #54: Senour’s Calisaya Bitters, a damaged but quite displayable example of this extremely rare bitters bottle dug by Brandon DeWolfe in 2023 in Galveston, Texas. Part of a hoard of mostly Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters bottles that had been buried upside down in several lines under a saloon on Church Street.
Estimate $250-$300
Lot #55: E. G. Patton & Co. Oak Cliff – Dallas, Texas
This extremely rare, cobalt blue, druggist bottle was recently found on an old dirt road in a small town outside Dallas. Bottle noted by Brad Seigler as somewhat akin to the Holy Grail of Texas colored druggist bottles, with the exception of the cobalt blue “Dog and Cat Hospital” bottle. A Houston 24 consignment.
Estimate: $500-$700
Lot #56: B.A. Cook Sweet Revenge Galveston Texas. This slug plate pocket flask was dug by Brandon DeWolfe in 2018 on Post Office Street in Galveston, Texas. The flask is quite scarce. B.A. Cook was the only liquor dealer in Galveston to use embossed flasks.
Estimate: $250-$300
SUNSET AUCTION FUNTASTIC
Lot #117
Lot #74
Lot #113
Lot #40
Lot #69
Lot #57: F. Solyer Galveston
Tex., a nice “as dug” example of this very rare Galveston, Tx. “Schultz” closure (patented Feb. 20, 1872). Solyer was the only bottler known to have used this quite impractical closure; not even Carl Schultz (the inventor and a bottler himself) used it. Dug by Brandon DeWolfe in 2020 in a barrel privy on Church Street in Galveston.
Estimate: $800-$1,000
Lot #58: The Mignon
Bottling Works Co. Galveston
Texas, a nice “as dug” example of this very rare Galveston, Texas Codd soda bottle. This example was dug by Brandon DeWolfe in the Post Office District in Galveston in 2022. These are the only Codd sodas from Galveston.
Estimate: $800-$1,000
Lot #59: Brownsville
Bottling Wks J.H. Johnson
Prop Brownsville Tex., nice clean example of a mug-base Hutchinson bottle in aqua glass from the David Cole collection. Complete with the metal stopper. Extremely rare with less than five known examples. Jay Kasper collection.
Estimate: $500-$750
Lot #60: Johnson & Rice
Bottling Works Laredo Texs (sic), aqua Hutchinson bottle from the David Cole collection. This is the actual bottle pictured on Hutchbook Possibly the only known example. Note the error where “Texas” is spelled “Texs.” Jay Kasper collection.
Estimate: $500-$1,000
Lot #61: Sweetwater
Bottling Co. Sweetwater Texas, aqua, slugplate Hutchinson bottle from the David Cole collection. This is the actual bottle pictured on Hutchbook. Less than five known examples. Excellent condition. Nice and clean. Jay Kasper collection.
Estimate: $500-$750
Lot #62: W.S. Trevey, San Antonio, Tex. 1907, hand blown, clear patterned “basket hatch” bottom with a ruby painted top. Reversed-out decorative script copy front and back. Personal pocket flask with a metal cap. Nice condition. Interesting Texas historical piece as W.S. Trevey was a famous racehorse breeder. Jay Kasper collection.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #63: Occupational
Shaving Mug Geo. B. Baker (Mortar and Pestle), a nice shaving mug with a mortar and pestle suggesting that George B. Baker was a pharmacist with an apothecary business. Decorated in black and yellow-gold paint on an ivory-tone footed mug.
Estimate: $200-$250
Lot #64: Sunny Brook
Whiskey Enameled Back Bar Bottle, 1880-1990, colorless glass quart bottle with white-gold lettering and multicolor painted enamel label. 11-1/8 inches tall. Minor loss to gold lettering. Superior example in every way. Craig Cassetta collection.
Estimate: $400-$600
Lot #65: Star Wine Co.
Wholesale & Family Wines & Liquors Los Angeles, Cal., amber, tooled top. Half-gallon wine bottle from Los Angeles. Megaphone shape with a whiskey top and the eight-sided base. No damage. Steve Ketcham collection.
Estimate: $200-$300
Lot #69: Wm. Radam’s Microbe Killer & H24 Shirt, William Radam, from Austin, Texas, used highly embossed bottles embossed with a man clubbing a skeleton. This 10-1/4” tall example is an error bottle where “Fungus” is spelled “Lungus.” Lucky winner will also receive one of the H24 Radam’s commemorative shirts at the FOHBC tables at Hotel ZaZa.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #66: Framed Pearl Lager
Beer Judge Roy Bean Horse
Thief Trial Advertising. Large Pearl Lager Beer advertisement from Texas, with the original frame. Image of old cowboys at the “Famous Judge Roy Bean Horse Thief Trial.” A nice large piece that belongs in Texas. Excellent condition. Martin Van Zant collection.
Estimate: $250-$500
Lot #67: Two First Edition
First Printing Western Novels by A.B. Guthrie, The Big Sky, 1947, signed by the author, was the first of six novels of Guthrie’s dealing with the Oregon trail. The Way West, 1949, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and became the basis for a film starring Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum.
Estimate: $400-$700
Lot #68: Ben Hur Whiskey
J. Grossman & Sons
Distributors New Orleans, early and crude black glass cylindrical seal bottle. Jacob Grossman was born on May 15, 1848 in Lautenburg, West Prussia, Poland and resided and worked in Baton Rouge and then New Orleans, Louisiana as a retail grocer in the 1870s and 1880s. Brad Weber collection.
Estimate: $100-$300
Lot #70: Dutch Onion Bottle, vibrant clear olive green, open pontil, free-blown Dutch onion. Mint with very nice bubbles. Circa 1700 to 1730. These beautiful bottles were used for wine in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Estimate: $100-$300
Lot #71: Bayou Sara Bottling Works Bayou Sara La., a nice “as dug” example of this very rare Louisiana ghost town Hutch soda. This is LA0017 on hutchbook.com except the IGCo 77 is peened out of the mold. Dug in Galveston, Texas by Brandon DeWolfe.
Estimate: $500-$700
Lot #72: Fletcher’s Vege-Tonic, “D O C” embossed on the bottom of the bitters-type square for Dominick O. Cunningham. 1880. Rare with only several known in collections. Embossing runs off into the curve of the base. The tonic was prepared by Mihalovitch, Fletcher & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm’s documents note that they were founded in 1874.
Estimate: $400-$600
Lot #73: H. F. & B. N.Y.
(Holtz, Freystedt & Brothers)
“H.F. & B N.Y.” within an embossed shield, New York, 1855-1865, dark strawberry puce, six-sided melon form, 11”h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Gorgeous bottle from the Tom and Alicia Booth collection. Brandon DeWolfe consignment.
Estimate: $600-$800
Lot #74: Bottle with Tlinget
Weaving, an emerald green bottle with a bulb-shaped top and bottom separated by flat panels completely covered by Alaska Native (Tlingit) basket weaving. The bottle is roughly 13 inches tall. Excellent condition. Examples like this are not usually seen this large or as well done with a woven cap. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $500-$700
Lot #75: Large Olive Green
Demijohn, American or English demijohn. The olive green cylindrical demijohn is close to three gallons and 19 inches tall with an open pontil. Has an American Glass Gallery Auction Lot 295 sticker and Mark Nightingale sticker from Cornwall, UK. Excellent condition. From the James Bell collection, Australia.
Estimate: $200-$300
Lot #76: Large Round
Demijohn, American or English demijohn. Has an American Glass Gallery Auction Lot 304 sticker. Wonderful condition. A strong piece. From the James Bell collection, Australia.
Estimate: $200-$300
Lot #77: Demijohn and Wicker Cover, very large, and incredibly beautiful, two-gallon demijohn with the wicker cover removed. The cover will come with the bottle. Described as light cobalt or sapphire blue. Excellent condition. Will light up any room. From the James Bell collection, Australia.
Estimate: $500-$1,000
Lot #78: Underwood’s Master Ink with label, an attractive example with a fair amount of the original label. Excellent condition. This is the large size variant. While not an overly rare ink master, there are not many survivors.
Estimate: $130-$225
Lot #79: Gothic Cathedral
Pickle, Cathedral Pickle Jar, America, 1870-1880. Hexagonal, light aqua green, applied squared collared mouth, smooth base, ht. 13-1/4 inches, light exterior high point wear. Fine condition.
Estimate: $300-$400
Lot #80: E. C. & M Co. S.F. Insulator, dark blue green, a favorite with insulator collectors. The Electrical Construction & Maintenance Company started in San Francisco in 1870 located at 134 Sutter Street and were out of business by 1877. Legendary telegraph company and a bold glass specimen. Craig Cassetta collection.
Estimate: $400-$600
Lot #81: Sea Glass of Maine
H24 Art Commission, ghosting glass plate negatives of old time songs. One off and the only one on the planet according to famed glass artist Rick Carney. The framed glass piece is called “The voices in my head.”
Estimate: $300-$400
Lot #82: Glass Conch Shell
Large aquamarine conch shell. Hand blown and sculpted glass conch shell. 12” x 8” x 7.” Treg Silkwood of Silkwood Glass blew the Houston 24 Drake’s Plantation Bitters commemorative bottles. Consigned by Treg & Candace Silkwood.
Estimate: $900
Lot #83: Savannah Brewing Co. Savannah, Ga.
Advertising Tray, round, early 20th-century, 13” diameter, painted tin serving tray with a lithograph depicting a sultry woman and a Bengal Tiger. Very rich and colorful. Condition grade 8.5 to 9.0. On the outer rim “Purity,” and “Excellence.” Kaufman & Strauss Co. N.Y. Consigned by Brad Dalton.
Estimate: $450-$800
Lot #84: Ramon’s Brownie Pills Advertising Sign, 21” x 9”, green paint on yellow field, 1930s. Reads “Diuretic Stimulant to the Kidneys” “Ramon Brownie Pills” and “Ramon’s Pink Pills.” “The Little Doctor Brings Happy Days.” Thermometer in good working order. Pill cannister not included. Consigned by Brad Dalton.
Estimate: $650-$950
Lot #85: Antique Eight-Piece
Copper-Plated Desk Set, metal letter holder, blotter, two-piece cut glass inkwell and four ledger corner pieces. An interesting group of highly ornate pieces in really good condition. Consigned by Brad Dalton.
Estimate: $300-$450
Lot #86: Ten Different Diet & Dietetic Dr. Pepper Bottles (1963), Includes 6-1/2 oz, 10, 12, 16 and 26 oz for the dietetic. For diet: 10 oz, 12 oz, 12 oz diamonds, 16 oz pinched sided, 16 oz straight sided. All ten are different. The 12 oz with diamonds and the 26 oz specimens are the most uncommon. Consigned by Mark Ahonen.
Estimate: $220-$400
Lot #87: 24 Different Ball Glass Dr. Pepper Bottles & Crate, For the ultimate Ball Jar or Dr. Pepper Collector, 24 different “Good for Life” (1954-1950) Dr. Pepper bottles made by the Ball Corporation. 16 with the city on the bottom, eight no city with Ball and a number (1-7, 9). Consigned by Mark Ahonen.
Estimate: $300
Lot #88: Two J.W. Doran Juneau, Alaska Drugstore Bottles, Pair, “J.W. Doran Pharmacist Juneau, Alaska,” clear, 1 oz., 3-1/2 inches and J.W. Doran, Pharmacist, Juneau, Alaska, clear, 7 in. Very rare bottles. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $200-$400
Lot #89: Juneau Drug Co.,
Z.J. Loussac, Prop., two Juneau Drug Co. druggist bottles for Z.J. Loussac both embossed “Juneau Drug Co. Z.J. Loussac, Prop, Juneau, Alaska (monogram in wreath), clear, 3-1/2 and clear, 5-3/4 inches. Nice condition. Rare. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $300-$600
Lot #90: Alaska Drug Co.
Douglas, Alaska, clear, 4-1/4 inches tall. Embossed in script “Alaska Drug Co. Douglas, Alaska.”
Base embossed W T & Co. E. U.S.A.” for Whitall Tatum Company of Millville, New Jersey. Oval, paneled body with flat panel for embossed copy. Very fine condition, rare. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$300
Lot #91: Shurick Drug Co.,
S.C. Shurick, Wrangell, Alaska, clear, paneled oval with a flat panel for embossed copy reading “Shurick Drug Co., (in horizontal tube over mortar and pestle) S.C. Shurick M.D. Prop. Wrangell, Alaska,” five inches tall, rare. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$300
Lot #92: Wm. E Britt, Juneau & Skagway Alaska, clear, oval, paneled bottle with flat panel for embossed copy reading “Wm. E Britt, Ph C., Juneau & Skagway Alaska.” Five inches tall. Clean, no issues. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$300
Lot #93: City Drug Store
Z.J. Loussac, Prop. Iditarod, Alaska, 4-1/4 inches tall, clear drug store bottle. Copy contained within recessed arched panel and runs into the base. Fine condition, rare. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$300
Lot #94: Fredericksburg
Brewery, San Jose Cal, tall red-amber quart with wire bale, 12 inches tall. Embossed in circle
“Property of Fredericksburg Brewery, San Jose Cal.” Nice clean beer bottle. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $200-$400
Lot #95: Rainier Seattle Brewing & Malting Company
Beer, Pair of embossed amber “Rainier, Seattle Brewing & Malting Company Beer,” quart and pint. 111/2 in. and 9-1/4 in. crown top. Wonderful condition. All typography slanted making a strong visual statement. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #96: Fredericksburg Bottling Co., San Fransisco Ca., quart and pint bottles in shades of beautiful olive green embossed “Fredericksburg Bottling Co., S.F., (monogram FBCO. in shield). 12 inches and 9 1/2 inches. Wire bale snap top on quart. Nice clean pair that displays well. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #97: Two Fredericksburg Bottling Co., San Fransisco California Beer Bottles, cylinder “Fredericksburg Bottling Co., SF.,” quart, pale amber, snap top, 12 in. and cylinder “Fredericksburg Bottling Co., SF.,” pint, red amber, snap top, 9 in. Both with highly ornate “FBCO” monogram. Excellent condition. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #98: Three Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. Bottles, a favorite with collectors. Amber cylinders are embossed “ The Duffy Malt Whiskey Company, Rochester NY USA” featuring the elaborate brand monogram, large size, six and four inch. Wonderful condition. Instant collection! Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #99: Tea Kettle
Whiskey Bottle, always a favorite brand and name with collectors (embossed pictorial tea kettle) “Old Bourbon, Shea, Bouqueraz, McKee Agents, San Francisco,” dark amber. Nice, clean example. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #101: Five California Whiskey Bottles, all cylinders, amber “Old Guilt Edge, Whiskey, Wichman Lutgen & Co” screw-top, amber “Roth & Co. Full Quart, Sacramento, Cal.,” fluted shoulder, screw-top, amber (monogram) ”Crown Distillers Company,” screw-top, clear “Louis Taussig & Co., San Francisco, Cal.,” screw-top, dark amber “Wildmerding-Loewe Co., Kellogs, San Francisco, Cal,” screw-top. Superior group. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $200-$300
Lot #102: Group of Five Spirits & Whiskey Bottles, amber “Dr. Abernathy’s Green Ginger Brandy, Jos. N. Souther, Manf. Co. San Francisco” cylinder, Case Gin tapered, flat side panels, sloped shoulder, red amber “P. Claudius & Co., San Francisco cylinder,” amber “Kellog’s Rye Whiskey square, “J. A, Gilka, Berlin, Ind., Schutzen St. No 9,” eight-sided. All fine condition. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #103: Hildebrandt Posner & Co., San Fransisco Cal, amber cylinder embossed in circle “Hildebrandt Posner & Co. S.F. Cal.” (HPCO monogram). Fine condition. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #100: Casper Whiskey Bottle, the popular, fancy cobalt blue cylinder is embossed in a circle “Casper Whiskey Made by Honest Carolina People.” Fluted neck and shoulder, excellent condition. A favorite for sure that will stand out and dominate the shelf in any whiskey bottle collection. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $300-$500
Lot #104: Phoenix Bourbon San Francisco Bottle, amber cylinder embossed in a circle “Phoenix Bourbon (pictorial Phoenix) Naber, Alfs & Burke, San Francisco.” Nice and clean bottle with a repaired top. Displays well. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $25-$50
Lot #105: Three Western Whiskey Bottles, clear cylinder embossed in a circle “Old Guilt Edge Bourbon (monogram), Wichman Lutgen & Co., clear, amber embossed in oval “Lillienthal & Co Crown, Distillers” (ornate monogram), light amber cylinder embossed in a circle “Roth & Co., San Francisco” (monogram). Nice trio! Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #106: Three Western Whiskeys, amber cylinder embossed “The Rothenberg & Co. Old Judge”(bust of a man holding a glass) “Kentucky Bourbon” “Trade Mark Registered” “San Francisco, Cal.” light amber paper label cylinder “Extra Fine Bourbon Whiskey” and red amber cylinder embossed “M. Cronan & Co, San Francisco Cal.” Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $150-$300
Lot #107: Three Western Whiskeys, paper labeled light amber “Old Blue Ribbon Whisky,” embossed in oval red amber fifth “Davy Crockett Pure Old Bourbon” “Hey Grauerholz & Co., S.F., Sole Agents” and sun colored amethyst (monogram) “Bottled by Goldberg Bowen & Co., Importers of Wine and Liquors, 426 to 432 Pine St., S.F.” Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $150-$300
Lot #108: Jesse Moore
Sample Bottle and Shot
Glass, miniature amber, tooled top cylinder embossed “Jesse Moore & Co. G.H. Moore Old Bourbon & Rye Jesse Moore-Hunt San Francisco.” 6-1/8.” It’s amazing that they fit all the embossing on this sample which is rarer than the fifth. Also clear, thin wall, “Jesse Moore” shot glass. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $200-$400
Lot #109: Two Jesse Moore Whiskey Bottles, pair of highly embossed cylinders reading “Trade Mark” (inside antlers) “Jesse Moore & Co. Louisville, Ky.” “G.H. Moore” (star) “Old” (star) “Bourbon & Rye” “Jesse Moore-Hunt & Co.” “San Francisco”, a “Jesse Moore-Hunt Co. Trade Mark (inside antlers) San Francisco & Louisville, Ky.” Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $200-$400
Lot #110: Three J. H. Cutter Western Whiskey Bottles, amber cylinders embossed “Cutter OK Whiskey” “J.H. Cutter Old Bourbon” (crown on top of a whiskey keg)..., J.H. Cutter Old Bourbon (crown) Bottled By Hotaling & Co. and “J.H. Cutter Old Bourbon (crown) A.P. Hotaling & Co. Sole Agents.” Excellent condition. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $200-$400
Lot #111: Four Oddities, clear, round, 4-1/2 inch (embossed star) flask with stopper (embossed star), embossed amber “Carroll Rye” (monogram) half pint flask, amber six inch miniature embossed “Crown Distiller Company” (crown motif), all in circle and figural milk glass Klondike Gold Ore Flask. Silver and gold paint highlights. All in good condition. Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $100-$200
Lot #112: Four Western, olive green cylinder embossed “ The Ashston Mineral Water Co., Portland & Ashton Mn., screw-top, 10-1/2 in., amber embossed in circle “Buffalo Brewing Sacramento Cal.” (pictorial horseshoe and buffalo) snap top wire quart, 11 1/2 in., “Gilt Edge Whiskey” thin wall shot glass, cobalt blue pint beer bottle recovered in a harbor in Hawaii, 9-1/2 in., Ron McAlpin collection.
Estimate: $125-$300
Lot #113: Original Urban Cowboy Movie Poster signed by John Travolta, “Hard hat days and honky-tonk nights,” 27” x 41” framed poster, 1980, filmed in Houston, Texas. Signed with silver paint pen by John Travolta on July 6, 2024. Professionally authenticated. Consigned by Craig Cassetta.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Lot #114: Roehling & Schultz, Inc. Chicago Figural Whiskey Bottle, Ornate “RS” monogram, 1880-1900. Square tall cabin form, rich amber, tooled square collared mouth, smooth base, ht. 9 1/2 inches. This figural cabin would fit in well with any grouping of different cabin bottles. Perfect condition. Leonard Schoenborn collection.
Estimate: $225-$300
Lot #115: Bininger Figural Urn, handled whiskey reading “A.M. Bininger & Co” “No. 19 Broad St. New-York,” 1860-1870, amber, 8 3/4”h, smooth base, tooled flared out funnel mouth. Pristine perfect condition, no trace or wear and plenty of character. Thought by many to be the most attractive form of all the Bininger bottles! Leonard Schoenborn collection.
Estimate: $1,700-$2,500
Lot #116: Holtzermann’s Patent Stomach Bitters Figural Cabin, Gorgeous form, RH H-155, 1865-1875, yellowish, orange amber, two-roof cabin, 9 1/2” tall, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Close to pristine attic-found condition. Fine impression for this bold and popular figural cabin. Leonard Schoenborn collection.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Lot #117: Jim Healy H24
“Spaceman” Commemorative Jug. Jim Healy, from Tribes Hill, New York, is a well-known and talented potter and restorer of old jugs. Jim has designed and provided our FOHBC national convention commemorative jugs for many years. Uniquely made for Houston 24.
Estimate: $250-$500
Lot #118: Royal Pepsin
Stomach Bitters Trio, Highly ornate rectangular bitters displaying a motif of a Lion and Unicorn reading “Royal Pepsin Stomach Bitters” L & A. Scharff Sole Agents St. Louis. U.S & Canada.” Powerful trio from the Leonard Schoenborn collection. See website for more descriptions.
Estimate: $550-$1,000
Lot #119: Pair of G.W. Merchant Chemist Lockport N.Y., probably Lockport Glass Works, Lockport, NY, 1850-1860. Vibrant medium blue-green, and green cylindrical, applied sloping collar, smooth base, ht. 7-1/4” and 7”. Both bright, clean, perfect examples with beautiful, bubbly glass. Leonard Schoenborn collection.
Estimate: $600-$1,200
Lot #120: Two Lockport N.Y. Bottles, “Acid Springs Address G.W. Merchant Lockport N.Y.” Bluegreen quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Top shelf. Attic mint. “Gargling Oil Lockport N.Y.” rectangular with rounded corners, deep lime green, applied sloping collared mouth, smooth base, ht. 7 1/8 inches. Rare color! Leonard Schoenborn collection.
Estimate: $700-$1,200
