Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2444Location: BostonDate / Time: February 15, 2009 11:00AM
Description:
Deep Amber "W.C. Chilton & Co. Romaine's Crimean Bitters" Bottle, New York, c. 1870, square form with columnar corners, applied sloping collared mouth, raised lettering including "PATENT 1863," with original paper labels, (minor losses on one paper label, minute lip crack),ht. 10 in.
Estimate $300-500
Paper labels are stained and one corner is gone from main label, there are tiny cracks across top surface of lip probably in the manufacturing.