Butler's Imperial Perfume & Pontil bottle

Kathi Groh · Jul 25, 2017

The Butler's Imperial Perfume is only 4". I haven't been able to find anything on this one. The other bottle is unmarked. (9" tall) Just want to see what everyone has to say about it?? AS usual, I am at a loss for pricing them!! Thanks in advance!! :welcome:

saratogadriver · Jul 26, 2017

Tough ones. I don't know the perfume, but it's a fairly old one. Can't tell if that's a pontil on the base or not. I wonder if it's a J.J. Butler product out of Cincinatti Ohio. He sold a lot of ink in the 1850s and 60s, mostly in pontil bottles of about that same age. It's a guess but wouldn't surprise me if it's the same guy. Ink guys often sold perfumes as well, especially as they often sold perfumed ink, which was a product targeted at ladies of the era. Harrison, of Harrison's Columbian ink fame, had a Harrison's Columbian Perfumery bottle that shows up sometimes.

The pontiled cylinder is nice but obviously a bit cloudy.

Hard to put a price on those. They are probably each worth at least $40?

Jim G

Kathi Groh · Jul 26, 2017

Thank you, Jim!

Very Interesting!! I couldn't find anything on the internet at all about the perfume bottle. It is a Pontil on the bottom. I wasn't sure if pontil bottles with no markings are worth much? Can you guess at the age of it?

Harry Pristis · Jul 26, 2017

Kathi . . . Please make the effort to orient your images vertically! You'll get more responses if you do.

I think you'll have these two bottles for a long time if you accept Jim's estimate of $40. I think $5 to $15 each at auction is more realistic.

Kathi Groh · Jul 26, 2017

Hi Harry! I'm not sure why my pictures are posting like that?? I'm using the attachment on the posts, and they are all posting sideways ? Not sure what I'm doing wrong? Thank you for your input on the bottles!

SoCal_bottle · Jul 26, 2017

Yeah, the no name cylinder maybe $20 and the perfume $20-25.
My estimates.

Kathi Groh · Jul 26, 2017

Thank you!!!

These estimates are so helpful to me!! If I don't sell at my sale, I am putting them up online, and I will need to know a ball park to post at!!

Robby Raccoon · Jul 26, 2017

In my experience, perfumes don't sell except when with pictures or heavy details or colours.
I like the amber whiskey, though. I'd think that a $20 pontil at least.

Kathi Groh · Jul 26, 2017

Awesome!! Thank you, Spirit!

Kathi Groh · Jul 26, 2017

SoCal_bottle said:
Yeah, the no name cylinder maybe $20 and the perfume $20-25.
My estimates.

Thank you !! I really appreciate your comments!

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