What are these

[Tomgor]

Hi everyone

I have got this group of bottles in a bequest from my grandfather and I wanted to sell them. Can anyone tell me the best way to do this in the UK. I can post more detailed pictures if needed. To give an idea of scale the large bottle is about 14 inches high and very heavy.

Any comments appreciated.

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[WhiteLighting]

WOW!,Black Glass/Utility glass......
GIN,......Matter of fact early 1800's 1700's?.......Guys help this person out!

do any have wax seals left on them?

 

[WhiteLighting]

The squarish one is called a dip-mold case gin,either its Dutch or english "anyone have info for this guy?".......plus its lip/top is crooked which is a + when selling due to it being a imperfection "in my opinion though"....



the others we would need to see the bases to see if they are Pontil,and also any markings "On one of the seals you said theres a crown",I have looked through 2 books so far but no info yet......check in a few hours these guys will have an answer for ya....


I tried.

 

[bigkitty53]

Hi Tom,
To echo Lobeycat,a VERY handsome collection indeed![8D][8D]Are you sure wish to sell this lot?Sentimental reasons aside,there are some excellant bottles in that collection,(and they are not anything you will likely ever replicate again![:-]) the sort of bottles that will appreciate in value as long as you hang on to them.

IIIFFfff you do decide to sell,please post a notice/link to your Ebay page on this forum,there are a few collectors here I know would be interested![8D][8D]

(Kumtow,that bodyseal is mine![]l.o.l.)

KAT

 

[kumtow]

Like hell it is Kat[][]. The bottles look like they are English except for the seal at the rear. That one looks continental. Hard to tell with the gin without looking at the bottom. Some very nice bottles there Tomgor especially if they don't have any chips or cracks. These bottles do well on eBay. Price has come down a little though as the market has been a bit flooded lately with bottles from a dutch fort in South America.

 

[BRIAN S.]

Hi Tomgor and welcome to the forum !
I would be interested in any of the glass seal bottles if you decide to sell outright. Just drop me an email. And if listing them at auction ...... please inform me of when they go up for bids .
Thanks , Brian

 

[Tomgor]

Thanks for all your posts. Very much appreciated. I'm slightly confused as to the opinions regarding ebay. Is this the best place to sell or to buy? If I was to put them into auction here it would take a few months and would miss most of the world market. However, as I don't have any clue as to starting prices I'm hesitant to put them on ebay. If anyone can give me pointers as to an opening price/reserve it would be very helpful. They are pretty much undamaged except for the small squat one which has a small amount of the lip missing, though this is a very old damage and may be intrinsic to the bottle. The very large one looks in the picture like it has some of the top missing but it's all there just that it has kind of melted to one side.

Will certainly keep everyone informed as to where they do go.

Tom

 

[bigkitty53]

Hi Tom,
Ebay is great as it allows bidders from all over the world,maximising potential bids. These Particular bottles,being freeblown,and mostly with seals,should also do well with one of the big auction houses' specialist auctions.(Eg. Christie's,Skinner's,etc.)Either auction venue will have previously sold similar items to give you an idea of what you can realize.I won't give you any values myself as I would be very interested in bidding on a few of your items myself,and wouldn't want any of my fellow forum members crying foul! Suffice to say,these are largely bigger-ticket items,some bids will run into the hundreds.

Hope this helps,

KAT

 

[Tomgor]

Should I put them on as a group or seperately?

 

[IRISH]

Hi Tomgor, welcome to the forum.
Firstly I'll just say HOLY %$# thats some good stuff [] , a few of that those where made before there where even whitefellers living over here [8D] (according to populer history anyhow [] ). secondly I'd say you are better off selling seperately.