Disposal of

The Cosbert Black Glass Bottle Collection

Illustrated Internet Auction Results Booklet

30 June 2001

Fine Antique Wine and Black Glass Bottles

circa. 1650-1850

Sponsored by Internet Websites

http://www.cosbert.com

http://www.yellbottle.com

First Published July 2001

© Douglas Cosbert 2001. All rights reserved.

CONTENTS

1. Background Price Trends and Price Determinants. 5

Background to the Cosbert Collection. 5

Price Trends in Black Glass Bottle Auctions. 6

Price Determinants in Black Glass Bottle Auctions. 6

2. Early English Wine Bottles circa. 1680-1715. 7

Plate 1 Half-sized English Tavern Bottle circa. 1680-1700 #nls100. 8

Plate 2 English Pancake Onion Bottle circa. 1695-1700 #cpc35. 9

Plate 3 English Pancake Onion Bottle circa. 1695-1700 #cpc37. 10

Plate 4 English Onion Bottle circa. 1695-1700 #cpc34. 11

Plate 5 English Onion Bottle circa. 1695-1700 #cpc40. 12

Plate 6 English Straight-sided Onion Bottle circa. 1700-1715 #phs100. 13

Plate 7 English Onion Bottle circa. 1700-1715 #re001. 14

Plate 8 English Wide-bellied Onion Bottle circa. 1715-1720 #cpc98. 15

Plate 9 English Onion Bottle circa. 1715-1720 #cpc38. 16

3. English Transition Wine Bottles circa. 1715-1730. 17

Plate 10 English Transition Onion-Mallet Bottle circa. 1700-1730 #cpc42. 18

Plate 11 English Transition Onion-Mallet Bottle circa. 1715-1730 #cpc68. 19

Plate 12 English Transition Onion-Mallet Bottle circa. 1715-1730 #cpc58. 20

Plate 13 English Transition Onion-Mallet Bottle circa. 1715-1730 #cpc63. 21

Plate 14 English Transition Onion-Mallet Bottle circa. 1715-1730 #cpc78. 22

Plate 15 English Transition Onion-Mallet Bottle circa. 1715-1730 #cpc81. 23

Plate 16 English Transition Onion-Mallet Bottle circa. 1715-1730 #cpc82. 24

4. English Mallet Wine Bottles circa. 1730-1740. 25

Plate 17 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1730-1740 #cpc60. 25

Plate 18 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1730-1740 #cpc62. 26

Plate 19 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1730-1740 #cpc64. 27

Plate 20 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1730-1740 #cpc61. 28

Plate 21 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1730-1740 #cpc72. 29

Plate 22 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1730-1740 #cpc77. 30

Plate 23 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1730-1740 #cpc53. 31

Plate 24 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1730-1740 #cpc74. 32

Plate 25 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1735-1745 #cpc71. 33

Plate 26 English Mallet Wine Bottle circa. 1735-1745 #cpc79. 34

Plate 27 English Mallet Wine Bottle circa. 1735-1745 #cpc69. 35

Plate 28 English Mallet Wine Bottle circa. 1735-1745 #cpc59. 36

Plate 29 English Mallet Wine Bottle circa. 1735-1745 #cpc65. 37

Plate 30 English Mallet Wine Bottle circa. 1735-1745 #cpc76. 38

Plate 31 English Mallet Bottle circa. 1735-1745 #cpc70. 39

5. English Transition Mallet-Cylinder Bottles circa. 1745-70. 40

Plate 32 English Transition Mallet-Cylinder Bottle circa. 1745-1770 #cpc56. 40

Plate 33 English Transition Mallet-Cylinder Bottle circa. 1745-1770 #cpc80. 41

6. English Cylinder Bottles circa. 1770-1800. 42

Plate 34 English Cylinder Bottle circa. 1770-1800 #cpc7. 42

Plate 35 English Cylinder Bottle circa. 1770-1800 #cpc8. 43

Plate 36 English Cylinder Bottle circa. 1770-1800 #cpc9. 44

Plate 37 English Cylinder Bottle circa. 1770-1800 #cpc11. 45

Plate 38 English Cylinder Bottle circa. 1770-1800 #cpc67. 46

7. English Squat Cylinder Bottles circa. 1780-1820. 47

Plate 39 English Squat Cylinder Bottle circa. 1780-1820 #cpc12. 47

Plate 40 English Squat Cylinder Bottle circa. 1780-1820 #cpc20. 48

Plate 41 English Squat Cylinder Bottle circa. 1780-1820 #cpc25. 49

8. Live UK Auction Results - English Applied Seal Bottles circa. 1700-1800. 50

Plate 42 Applied Seal ‘Dyffrin’ English Onion Bottle circa. 1700. 50

Plate 43 Applied Seal ‘Inscribed W.W. and dated 1706’ English Onion Bottle. 51

Plate 44 Applied Seal ‘Inscribed HLM and dated 1716’ English Onion Bottle. 52

Plate 45 Applied Seal ‘Inscribed E.B and dated 1716’ English Onion Bottle. 53

Plate 46 Applied Seal ‘Inscribed I.C and dated 1763’ English Transition Mallet-Cylinder 54

Plate 47 Applied Seal ‘Inscribed I. Davis Penrice and dated 1788’ English Transition Mallet-Cylinder 55

9. Dutch and European Bottles circa. 1700-1730. 56

Plate 48 Rare Half-Sized Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1710-1720 #cpc39. 56

Plate 49 Dumpy Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1710-1720 #cpc91. 57

Plate 50 Small Transparent Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1710-1720 #cpc93. 58

Plate 51 Dumpy ‘Iridescent’ Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1710-1720 #cpc102. 59

Plate 52 ‘Lowlands’ Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1710-1720 #cpc36. 60

Plate 53 Dutch Onion Bottle with Pouring Lip circa. 1710-1720 #cpc100. 61

Plate 54 Transparent Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1710-1720 #cpc104. 62

Plate 55 Large German Onion Bottle circa. 1720-30 #cpc84. 63

Plate 56 Large Iridescent Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1720-30 #cpc88. 64

Plate 57 Large Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1720-30 #cpc89. 65

Plate 58 Large Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1720-30 #cpc90. 66

Plate 59 Heavy Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1720-30 #cpc92. 67

Plate 60 Large German Onion Bottle circa. 1720-30 #cpc94. 68

Plate 61 Large Flared-lip Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1720-30 #cpc95. 69

Plate 62 Large Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1720-30 #cpc103. 70

Plate 63 Large Horse-Hoof Dutch Onion Bottle circa. 1720-30 #cpc106. 71

10. Dutch and European Bottles circa. 1730-1750. 72

Plate 64 European Bell-Shaped Mallet Bottle circa. 1740-1750 #cpc51/7. 72