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Date: Mar 12 2001 13:53:35 EST
From: "New Discoveries"
Subject: March 2001 Black Glass Auctions (B)

Fellow Bottle Seekers

Last year a sealed shaft and globe fetched a record £25,000+ in the UK and this month an undated sealed English onion with multiple lip chips fetched £6,000 at a London auction. The saying that 'half a bottle is better than none' is valid for rare black glass from the 17th & 18th centuries. Sealed shaft & globes, onions and pancake onions fall into this category.

Over the past few months, several of you have requested inexpensive early 17th and 18th century black glass bottles either to start a new collection or for educational research. The truth of the matter is that all black glass bottles from the 17th and 18th century are rare and the most authentic pieces are those with good patina, age marks (scuffing, chips, cracks etc.) and/or provenance. Beware of cleverly disguised shiny black glass fakes appearing on ebay where the images always seem too far away, fuzzy or distorted.

I have listed some great old 18th century Dutch and European onions today on ebay starting and $9.99 and without reserve. Good luck.

Let the auctions begin!

1. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX100:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416302972
2. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX101:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416303600
3. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX102:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416314697
4. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX103:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416315972
5. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX104:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416317661
6. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX105:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416318700
7. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX106:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416321338
8. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX107:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416322144
9. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX108:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416324594
10. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX109:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416325625
11. Black Glass: European Onion c.1700-15 #XX110:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1416326582

Regards, Douglas
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