Glass Works Auctions' October 27th online auction featured antique bottles, historical flasks, more

PENNSBURG, Pa. - Nov. 6, 2025 - PRLog -- A circa 1862-1875 "S.T. Drake's 1860 Plantation X Bitters" bottle sold for $19,890; a circa 1865-1875 "Old Dr. Townsend's Celebrated Stomach Bitters" bottle realized $16,380; and a circa 1840-1860 "Green's Aqua Mixture Jackson Mississippi" bottle garnered $8,775 in Glass Works Auctions' online-only Premier Auction #187 held October 27^th.

The auction featured 272 lots of various antique bottles, historical flasks and early American blown glass. There were 147 winning bidders, with all online traffic driven through the Glass Works Auctions website (glassworksauctions.com). Overall, the sale grossed $372,000. All prices in this report include a 17 percent buyer's premium.

The "S.T. Drake's 1860 Plantation X Bitters" (Ring/Ham, D-108, "Patented 1862") was the first bottle up for bid and the top achiever of the auction. It was a visually clean, near perfect example with a very bold impression. Even the typically weak "S.T. Drake" stood out.

It was the color, though, that captivated bidders. "All Drake's collectors know that the green coloration is the rarest and most sought after of all Drake's bottles," said James Hagenbuch, the owner of Glass Works Auctions. "It has that highly desirable lighter density of color, so light you can read a paper through it. This was a truly exceptional example in a real dazzling green color."

The circa 1865-1875 "Old Dr. Townsend's Celebrated Stomach Bitters" bottle (Ring/Ham, T-51) was of yellow amber chestnut form, 8 ¾ inches tall, with an open pontil and an applied ring mouth and handle. It was in perfect condition. Applied handled bottles like this one were a popular form of packaging used by many whiskey companies in the 1870s.

The circa 1840-1860 "Green's Aqua Mixture Jackson Mississippi" bottle was a bluish aqua color. The bottle is very rare. This very one was sold at auction in 1992 through the Harmer Rooke Gallery in New York for $990. Their auction sticker is still on the base of the bottle.

A circa 1840-1860 "Dr. Perkins / Syrup, Albany" (N.Y.) medium blue green bottle with an unusual square iron pontil, topped out at $9,360. This was a big, impressive-looking medicine bottle in pristine condition and one that's rarely offered for sale. It featured nice whittle marks and "seedy" glass.

Glass Works Auctions' next big online-only auction event is Premier Catalog Auction #188, slated for Monday, November 17^th. It will feature 125 choice examples from the Richard and Elma Watson Collection. The sale opens for bidding November 10^th at glassworksauctions.com (http://www.glassworksauctions.com/).

To learn more, visit www.glswrk-auction.com.