Aqua Rolled Gaffer Tooled Lip Freeblown Chestnut Flask Deep Open Pontil Pre 1850

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Here is an example of our Ancestor’s lost ability ofImagining beauty then hand crafting, making, molding and creating works of art like this, All Original Hand Made Free Blown Chestnut Flask This Auction is for a Beautifully Colored Bright Aqua Deep Open Pontiled, Free Blown, Rolled "Gaffer Tooled" Blob Lip, "Chestnut Flask" This piece dates well over 100 to 200 years old, Possibly Older! You just don’t quality items made like this nowadays, it’s all Imported, Made Cheaply or Machined. A BEAUTIFUL EARLY EXAMPLE OF THIS STYLE OF GLASS BLOWING, CIRCA PRE - 1850s The Base as you can see has a VERY deep, “Sharp Circular Shaped Open Pontil” The Bottle measures just above, 9” Tall, Base touching surface is about , 3 ¾” Wide, The Middle Section at the biggest part Is about, 5” Wide The “Pontil” Opening in the Center of the break on the Base is " 5/8”Wide " also it is very deep , forming a ”Cone Shaped Mound” on the Inside Base of the Flask The Condition of this Piece despite its age is just Phenomenal. No Cracks or Chips, it does have a small touch of internal cloudiness and minimal wear which is very light VERY FEW smooth micro scratches, besides one very minor scratch that you can feel (under 1/2" ) it is great! I have cleaned it some but don’t want to clean it too vigorously as glass this old can be VERY Fragile. However it shines and sparkles in the light beautifully. There is no embossing of any sorts as most Traditional Chestnuts from the Era, it has a really nice Circular Shape and the Glass itself is very smooth to the touch and pretty light, there is an internal “Glass Dripping” from when it was Blown which comes down the neck (Gaffer Tooled & Finished) slightly on to the shoulder smooth to the outer touch. Also has a very nice “Gaffer Tooled Lip” Blob Styled and also a bit warped, This will always be one of my favorite Lip Styles. This Rare piece will have a Low Reserve , this piece is worth its weight in gold, Most of these Rare Flasks have been lost forever, sadly there won’t be anything like this left for our Future Generations to come unless the ones out there are preserved and kept safe. Insurance will be included FREE of charge Buyer will Pay “$10 Flat Cost" for shipment to anywhere in the U.S.A. To insure the MOST SECURE & MAX SAFETY for This Beautiful and Irreplaceable Antique, If you would like any other options or services provided please feel to just ask! If you are AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER PLEASE CONTACT ME, For Shipping Quotes. For your consideration, Every Item I sell is shipped via “Priority Mail” USPS with tracking no matter what, as to insure a delivery that is fast and reliable, I always mark my items “FRAGILE” and pack everything safely, small items (Below 16oz) sometimes will be shipped via “First Class” USPS if cost effective due to shipping rates. Payment Pay for your item securely using any major credit card through PayPal . If you have any questions about other forms of payment, please feel free to contact us. Shipping We ship worldwide. If you live somewhere other than the United States, your item will be subject to additional shipping fees. Please contact us if you wish to receive a more specific quote about any shipping charges. We will happily combine shipping if you purchase or win one or more of our items, please have curtsey and let us known that you would like to combine. We ship Monday through Saturday 8-4 PM EST immediately after receiving payment. If you have any specific shipping requests please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your wishes. Terms of Sale If payment is not received within 3 Days of purchasing an item through Buy It Now or winning an item through an auction, we have the right of relisting the item. Returns are not accepted, although we try and describe all of our items with the utmost accuracy. Addition... read more

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