Eric,I didn't say bottle but glass. I believe porcelain is a vitreous glass like enamel. I also believe there are earlier European and Asian "vessels" that have sold for more than the Heckler Piece.
The Andrew Jackson / Eagle flask in yellow green that NCH sold a couple of years is on top as far as I know in bottles sold publicly at 176K. I've heard of other bottles selling privately for 200K, but that's just hearsay. I know that rare wines have sold for millions, but that's really got nothing to do with the bottles themselves, or us.[attachment=flask4.jpg]