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CALDIGR2 · May 28, 2009

A fellow collector is attempting to leverage a very rare local cobalt pontilled soda from my wretched hands by tempting me with this fantastic deep emerald green pickle. It is the scalloped edge mold, stands 14" tall, and is smooth based, with hexagonal indentation on the bottom. I took this shot in the bright morning sun which tends to wash out the color, but it is a super dark green. What say you of value?

buzzkutt033 · May 28, 2009

i'm guessing you're gonna need a close up to show the experts
exactly what mold was used. that is one beautiful piece of glass, gonna
be hard to say no.................

jim

woody · May 28, 2009

Here's one very similar to yours.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Blue-Green-CATHEDRAL-PICKLE-Jar-1850s-Bottle_W0QQitemZ220417510309QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3351e84ba5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A13%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

tigue710 · May 28, 2009

I believe those run around 700 800 tops? I know they are the most common large colored pickle, and probably made In Connecticut I suspect. I have dug five of them broken all around New London, and only one or two of any other variant of gothic pickle. I do believe their attributed somewhere else but I'm contesting that! Its a beauty for sure, I would trade it for a an equal value soda anyday...

CALDIGR2 · May 28, 2009

I'm sure that he rates this example at around $4K, but the soda is valued a few K higher. The bottle is in no way "blue green", but is a true deep emerald. I will buy all that I can at $800, but have never seen one at that price at any shows, western or eastern.

CALDIGR2 · May 28, 2009

Here it is next to a true "blue green" 12" bottle. There can be no comparison.

earlyglass · May 28, 2009

Color is everything with these, as you already know. I would estimate it higher because of the deep "emerald" color, and given that it is such a large size... very impressive piece! I would have estimated $2500-3000 with a smooth base. Not sure how that works out in your trade, but these prices can jump around so much that it is difficult to determine the equality in value.

Mike

Oldtimer · May 28, 2009

Comes down to "do you want the pickle more than the soda" ?
Me, I would keep the "local" unless the offered trade was quite a bit more valuable. Even then, I might not trade.

CALDIGR2 · May 28, 2009

This trade isn't gonna fly. As it turns out, I have this bottle in a darker color and with more overall crudity. Mine is on the left. I had to find the "pickle box" in the attic to compare 'em. There are 6 dark green ones of various molds in my small collection.

Wilkie · May 28, 2009

Man Mike, you should charge admission to your home. You've got some great stuff on the two walls that I can see and some beautiful bottles in the back ground too. I notice you got some bose speakers up there too, a little mood music while your admiring all your goodies?

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