Blown Bottles

Freeblown bottles, also called blown bottles, were made without molds and were shaped by the glassblower. It is diffi cult to determine age and the origin of these types of bottles since many were produced in Europe and America for a long time before records were kept.

Another type of blown bottle, the blown three-mold, was formed from a three-piece mold. These bottles were manufactured between 1820 and 1840 in Europe and the United States, and, it is quite dif-fi cult to distinguish bottles from different sides of the Atlantic. Since blown three-mold and pressed three-mold are similar, it is important to know how to differentiate between the two types. With blown glass, the mold impression can be felt on the inside, while pressed glass impressions can only be felt on the outside. Most blown three-mold bottles were made in amethyst (purple), sapphire blue, and a variety of greens.

Blown globular bottle, dark olive amber (black), 7-7/8", American 1810-1820, $300-400.

Rib pattern molded flask, medium olive green, 6-3/8", American 1810-1820, $500-700.

Black Glass Demijohn – Blown in Dip Mold

Deep amber, 10-7/8", pontil-scarred base, applied sloping collar mouth, American 1790-1810$200-275

Blown Globular Bottle

Dark olive amber, 7-7/8", pontil-scarred base, outward rolled lip, American 1810-1820, Zanesville Ohio Glass Works$300-400

Blown Globular Bottle

Amber, 8-1/8", pontil-scarred base, outward rolled lip, American 1810-1820, Zanesville Ohio Glass Works$300-400

Blown Nailsea Handled Jug

Deep apple green with overall white splotch pattern, 9-1/2", pontil-scarred base, applied sloping double collar mouth and handle, English 1800-1825, blown at either Nailsea Glass Works, Bristol, England, or Alloa Glass Works, Scotland $800-1,400

Blown Shaft and Globe “B.I.G.I.” Sealed Wine Bottle (Begi Winery founded 1880 in Orvieto, Italy)

Light to medium green, 9", smooth base, tooled mouth, Italian 1880.$150-300

Blown Three-Mold Bar Bottle

Bright yellow green, pint, barrel form, pontil-scarred base, applied sloping collared mouth, American 1820-1840.$2,000-4,000

Blown Three-Mold Decanter

Brilliant yellow olive, 7-1/2", barrel form, pontil-scarred base, applied sloping collared mouth, American 1820-1840.$500-1,000

Blown Three-Mold Decanter

Yellow olive, quart, pontil-scarred base, tooled flared mouth, American 1820-1840, Mount Vernon Glassworks, Mount Vernon, New York$800-1,600

Black glass sealed wine bottle, distressed swan being chased by a rampart lion (on applied seal) olive green, blown in a three-part mold, 11-5/8", English 1830-1850, $200-300.

Pattern-molded chestnut flask, light olive, 7", American 1815-1835, $200-250.

Pattern-molded chestnut flask, deep olive, 5-1/8", American 1780-1830, $250-300.

Blown three-mold toilet water bottle, dark cobalt blue, 5-3/8", American 1815-1835, $200-250.

Blown Three-Mold Decanter

Yellow olive green, 7", pontil-scarred base, tool flared-out lip, American 1815-1835, Mount Vernon Glassworks, New York $2,500-3,500

Blown Three-Mold Decanter

Medium olive green, 8", pontil-scarred base, applied double collar medicine type mouth, rare, American 1815-1835, Keene Glassworks, New Hampshire $5,000-7,000

Blown Three-Mold Decanter

Medium olive green, 10-1/8", pontil-scarred base, applied double collar medicine type mouth, American 1815-1835, Keene Glassworks, New Hampshire $4,500-6,500

Blown Three-Mold Decanter

Clear, 11-1/2", pontil-scarred base, tooled flared-out lip, original ground stopper, American 1815-1835$275-375

Blown Three-Mold Flask

Clear, 5-5/8", flattened flask form, pontil-scarred base, inward tooled mouth, rare in blown three-mold glass, American 1820-1840, Boston & Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Mass$1,000-2,000

Blown Three-Mold Toilet Water Bottle

Deep cobalt blue, 5-3/4", 30-rib pattern swirled to left, pontil-scarred base, flared-out tooled lip, original stopper, American 1815-1845$350-450

Freeblown chestnut flask, deep red amber, 5", American 1800-1815, $200-300.

Vertical rib flask, medium green pint, American 1815-1825, $600-800.

Blown three-mold toilet water bottle, medium cobalt blue, 5-3/4", American 1815-1835, $300-400.

Blown Three-Mold Toilet Water Bottle

Deep lavender blue, 6-1/8", heavy swirls of color, pontil-scarred base, flared lip, American 1815-1835$200-300

Blown Three-Mold Syrup Decanter

Clear glass with daisy pattern, 8-1/8", smooth base, sheared lip with applied hinged pewter lid, applied handle, American 1815-1835$350-450

Demijohn Storage Bottle – Blown in Two-Part Mold

Dark blue green, 17-1/4", pontil-scarred base, applied mouth, American 1850-1870$275-375

Freeblown Chestnut Flask

Deep reddish amber, 5", pontil-scarred base, sheared and tooled lip, American 1800-1815$200-300

Freeblown Chestnut Flask

Blue aqua, 6-7/8", pontil-scarred base, sheared and tooled lip, American 1800-1810 $150-200

Freeblown creamer, cobalt blue, 3-3/4", American 1800-1830, $375-450.

Pattern molded club bottle, yellow amber with olive tone, 8-5/8", American 1815-1835, $3,500-4,500.

Freeblown Flattened Chestnut Flask

Medium blue green, 5", pontil-scarred base, sheared lip, applied pewter mouth with screw-on cap, blown using the German half-post method, German 1760-1790$600-900

Freeblown Flattened Chestnut Flask

Olive yellow, 8", paddle flattened sides, open pontil, applied mouth, American 1780-1810 $300-400

Freeblown Flattened Chestnut Bottle

Olive amber, 9-3/8", open pontil, applied mouth, American 1800-1820$275-375

Freeblown Chestnut Bottle – “Camphor” Neck Label

Light yellow olive, 5-1/4’, pontil-scarred base, outward rolled mouth, American 1783-1830 $500-1,000

Freeblown Chestnut Bottle

Yellow olive, 6-5/8", pontil-scarred base, applied mouth, American 1783-1830$200-400

Freeblown Chestnut Flask

Light to medium green olive, 8", open pontil applied mouth, American 1780-1810$300-400

Pattern molded club bottle, medium cobalt blue, 8-1/4", American 1815-1835, $3,500-4,500.

Freeblown globular bottle, yellow amber, 8-1/2", American 1780-1810, $150-250.

Freeblown globular bottle, straw yellow, 7-5/8", American 1790-1815, $375-475.

Freeblown globular bottle, medium olive green, 5-1/4, European 1760-1780, $400-550.

Freeblown Chestnut Bottle

Forest green, 8-1/8", tubular pontil scar, heavy applied mouth, American 1780-1820$500-1,000

Freeblown Demijohn

Medium puce amber, 12", squatty bulbous form, smooth base, sheared mouth with string rim, German 1800-1830$300-600

Freeblown Demijohn

Cornflower blue, 12-1/2", cylindrical, crude rough pontil scar, heavy applied collared mouth, American 1840-1860$500-1,000

Freeblown Handled Jug

Puce amber, 8", cylindrical with bulbous mid-section, pontil-scarred base, applied sloping collar, American 1840-1860$500-1,000

Freeblown Globular Bottle

Blue green, 9-1/8", squatty form, pontil scar base, flared sheared mouth, American 1820-1840$800-1,600

Freeblown Globular Bottle

Light to medium blue green, 9-3/4", pontil-scarred base, outward rolled lip, American 1780-1810$350-500

Freeblown Globular Bottle

Light blue green, 11-1/4", open pontil, thick outward rolled lip, American 1780-1810$350-450

Freeblown globular bottle, amber, 4-1/8", American 1790-1820, $300-400.

Spirits flask, clear glass, 5-3/8", German 1780-1820, blown in German half-post method, $200-300.

Spirits flask, medium amethyst, 9", German 1750-1770, $400-700.

Freeblown Half-Size Dutch Squat Wine Bottle

Medium yellow olive, 5-5/8", squat form with long tapering neck, sheared mouth with string rim, Netherlands 1730-1760.$1,000-2,000

Freeblown Full Size Dutch Wine Bottle – Painted Ship Scene on Bottle

Yellow olive, 10-1/2", pontil-scarred base, sheared mouth with wide string rim, Netherlands 1740-1780$1,500-3,000

Freeblown Jar

Yellow olive, 8-1/2", large pontil scar, tooled slightly flared mouth, American 1820-1840$300-600

Freeblown Miniature Flattened Globular Bottle

Yellow olive amber, 3-7/8", open pontil, tooled mouth with applied string lip, Dutch 1730-1760$700-800

Freeblown Miniature Globular Bottle

Light olive yellow, 3-3/8", pontil-scarred base, applied tool mouth, New England 1783-1830$1,000-2,000

Freeblown Miniature Globular Bottle

Light yellow green, 2-5/8", pontil-scarred base, tooled flared mouth, American 1783-1830, rare color.$1,000-2,000

Freeblown Small Pocket Bottle

Brilliant amethyst, 4", flattened bulbous form, pontil-scarred base, sheared mouth, extremely rare, American 1763-1775, Steigel’s American Flint Glass, Manheim, Pennsylvania$500-1,000

Freeblown Pocket Flask

Red amber, 4-7/8", pontil-scarred base, sheared mouth, American 1783-1830.$200-600

Freeblown Oversized Tear Drop Flask

Medium emerald green, 9-3/4", pontil-scarred base, thick outward rolled lip, European 1770-1810.$300-450

Freeblown globular bottle, olive green, 10-1/4", American 1770-1800, $600-800.

Pitkin flask, medium olive yellow, 4-7/8", American 1775-1800, $700-1,000.

Pitkin flask, brilliant aqua, 4-7/8", American 1775-1800, $350-400.

Freeblown “Thomas Cains” Decanters (matching pair)

Clear glass, 7-7/8", pontil-scarred base, tooled flared-out mouth, applied neck band and chain type bands around body of decanter, American 1815-1835, South Boston Flint Glassworks$1,200-1,600

Freeblown Utility Bottle

Olive green, 7-1/4", open pontil, tool flared-out lip, European 1780-1810 .$250-350

Blown Half-Pint Decanter with Stopper

Sapphire blue, 6-1/2", pontil-scarred base, tooled rim American 1820-1840, Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts$500-800

Large Bulbous Freeblown Jar

Yellow olive, 8-3/4", pontil-scarred base, tooled wide neck and mouth with sheared mouth with string rim, American 1780-1830.$1,500-3,000

Large Freeblown Globular Bottle

Light to medium yellow olive, 10-1/4", pontil-scarred base, crude outward rolled collared mouth, American 1780-1830.$800-1,600

Large Blown Three-Mold Flask

Clear, 9-3/4", tear drop form, pontil-scarred base, tooled collared mouth, extremely rare, American 1820-1840$1,000-2,000

Pitkin Flask – Blown in German Half-Post method

Medium yellow olive, 4-7/8’", 32-rib pattern swirled to left, open pontil-scarred base, sheared and tooled lip, rare smaller size, American 1775-1800, Pitkin Glass Works, East Manchester, Connecticut$700-1,000

Pitkin Flask – Blown in German Half-Post method

Medium yellow olive, 5-3/8", 36-rib pattern swirled to right, pontil-scarred base, sheared and tooled lip, American 1780-1810, Pitkin Glass Works, East Manchester, Connecticut$600-800

Pitkin flask, medium yellow olive, 5-3/8", American 1780-1810, $600-800.

Pitkin flask, blue green, 6-3/8", American 1815-1825, $500-700.

Pitkin flask, clear glass, 4-5/8", European 1780-1820, $300-400.