Good price?

[jagee44]

I came across this bottle at an antique store. It was listed for 45 dollars. I have not bought it yet but should I?

 

[irish digger]

you did right leaving it there it looks very modern

 

[GuntherHess]

Those "persian saddle flasks" are somewhere between 1 and 1000 years old, probably closer to 1[]. I see them in antique stores for $10-40. I dont know the story behind them but if I had to guess I'd say people brought them back as souveniers of thier trips to the middle east.

 

[whiskeyman]

MATT is correct. I've seen quite a few on Ebay...even bid on some and got beat down. They usually go for more than $45.00
There's also a more recently made one (repRo)...looks a bit more crude.

 

[jagee44]

The one at the antique store had a very large pontil.

 

[whiskeyman]

JAGEE...all of them I've seen are heavily pontiled. And I believe there are indeed authentic ones well over 100 years old. First one I ever lusted after was seen by me at a show in the early 1970s. Too much money then though...as now...[]

 

[tigue710]

if it has good ware on it then it is worth about 150 in that color. Most are tealish. An emerald one like that would a little less common and worth more. But like it has been said they range from 1 - 1000 years probably and the method of making them has not changed the slightest bit...

 

[Digger George]

Check it out, you can more than double your money
http://cgi.ebay.com/MINT-OPEN-PONTIL-PERSIAN-SADDLE-FLASK-TEAL-MEGA-CRUDE_W0QQitemZ270166812320QQihZ017QQcategoryZ891QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[capsoda]

I double my money every time I pick up a penny off the ground and I don't feel so dumb trying to double it that way. [sm=tongue.gif]

 

[cowseatmaize]

That ones a Naval Boarding Weapon. This is the real flask.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160155656727&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=006