Sold for A$1,250
F. J. Mampe / Stargard I/Pom. // - // On applied seal: Gesetz z. Schutz d. Warenbez v.12 Mai 1894 (Castle TM) // - // F. J. Mampe / Stargard I/Pom. // - // - // - // No base mark. Spirits Bitters Applied top, applied seal octagonal bitters bottle. Dark Green. Monstrous!!! 564 mm. 1880s
Excellent. Still has a cork in place. There is some internal dirt, mainly in the rear. A small dull spot on the front neck, this may be something on the surface which may scrape off? The rear panel near the base has a small burst bubble, 8 x 4 mm. Some scuffs and scratches around the base area. There is a small burst bubble to one of the smaller panels near the base, 5 x 3 mm, and a tiny flake to the glass surface on the front panel towards the base, only 2 x 2 mm and very shallow, this is probably from manufacture as there is a manufacturing blob of glass nearby as well. In Willy van den Bossche's book he has this listed as the LARGEST seal bottle in the World - having handled this piece we can confirm that it would be hard to beat. His listed example is machine made, whereby this is an earlier applied top version. This is an extremely important offering, not only the largest seal bottle in the World, it would have to be the largest bitters bottle known as well. Do not underestimate the size of this beast, it is truly magnificent. Grade: 8.9 Estimate: $1000 - 1250
