The Marriott ballroom was decked out with chairs and a stage with the 144 lots.
2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show
Rolling Thunder Preview: Saturday, Marriott Plaza Ballroom A & B, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Rolling Thunder Auction: Saturday, Marriott Plaza Ballroom A & B, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
*All Photographs by Mallory Boyle unless noted
One of the signature events of any national antique bottle show is the Federation auction. This year it was no different. Step back a year and a half or so ago, and we were in a situation where Glass Works Auctions auctioneer Jim Hagenbuch passed on his opportunity to be our southern auctioneer in Chattanooga. He had been doing our auctions for a number of years and felt it was time to move on. John Joiner and Jack Hewitt, thinking quick, immediately suggested that we consider Jim Daniel of Daniel Auction Company from Sylvester, Georgia. Zoom forward to Saturday night and presto, we had one of the finest auctions ever. Jim and Pattey Daniel are professional yet have that southern charm that made this event distinctive. 144 lots were hammered down, some going low, but a number far exceeding the estimates.
144 auction lots laid out in numbered order for the auction preview.
Interesting enough, Jim Hagenbuch again played a role in the auction as he was the high and successful bidder on the lion’s share of the treasure trove of E. Dexter Loveridge items that were found in a home of one of his granddaughters outside of Chicago, Illinois. You may remember the last issue of BOTTLES and EXTRAS which had a feature article. Yes, bitters were the star here on this night. As Jim took home the pictures and some of associated material, new Federation member Brad Francis (Alma, Arkansas) took home the labeled E. Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters bottle and Jerry Forbes (Big Sur, California) took home the hat and walking stick. Brad was especially happy since his new bottle was pictured on the cover of the previous issue.
READ CATALOG
AUCTION RESULTS
Here are the “unofficial auction results” as Daniel Auction Company did not publish a “Prices Realized” list. All prices listed do not include auction house premium. Bitters seemed to be the star here.
STANDOUTS
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #9: CHESTNUT, American, 4” tall x 2.5” wide, rich dark green, open pontil, original hemp wicker, found inside a wall in 1961 during demolition of historic building in downtown Philadelphia, mint condition. Estimate: $500-$1,000 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #41: KIMBALL’S/JAUNDICE/BITTERS/TROY, N.H., (Ring/Ham, K-2), 7” tall x 3” wide x 1.75” deep, applied sloping top, medium Stoddard amber, improved pontil, mint condition — super example. Estimate: $1,000-$2,000. Sold for $800 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #49: Insulator, embossed BOSTON BOTTLE WORKS/PATENT APPLIED FOR, (McDougal, CD-158.9), aqua, circa 1860-70, extremely rare, chip on screw top and couple of other abrasions. Estimate: $1,000-$2,000. Sold for $1,000 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #50: Sanford’s Inks oak countertop showcase with reverse painted glass, pyramid shaped, 12.5” base, 9.5” top, 11” deep x 16” tall, includes five (5) Sanford’s Ink bottles. Great 1900-1920 original showcase. Estimate: $500-$1,000. Sold for $775 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #57: GVI-4 Quart Flask, Baltimore (embossed with Baltimore Monument), reverse CORN FOR THE WORLD (embossed with ear of corn), double collared top, smooth base, light golden amber, near mint condition with some high point wear. Estimate: $2,000-$4,000. Sold for $1,400 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #70: E. DEXTER LOVERIDGE/WAHOO BITTERS (on 2 panels), embossed eagle with arrow and label, full label on 4th panel, embossed on roof DWD/PATD/XXX/1863, (Ring/Ham L-126), 10” tall x 3” square, applied collared mouth, nice medium amber, original foil and cork, both labels are 95%, mint condition—as good as they come. Estimate: $1,000-$2,000. Sold for $4,300 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #71: Wahoo Bitters by E. Dexter Loveridge Great Indian Remedy, Paper Sign, litho by Gies & Co. Buffalo, NY, framed In Victorian-era frame, absolutely beautiful, a great addition to any bitters or early advertising collection, 13 x 17”, near mint condition. Estimate: $500-$1,000. Sold for $6,800 plus auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #72: Blood Purifier by E. Dexter Loveridge, Paper Sign, litho by Clay, Cosack & Co. Buffalo NY, framed In Victorian-era frame, beautiful, a great addition to any bottle or early advertising collection, 13 x 17”, near mint condition. Estimate: $500-$1,000. Sold for $4,300 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #73: E. Dexter Loveridge Items – beaver skin top hat, 1864 tin type photo of him wearing top hat, his walking cane (engraved coin silver handle cap) with concealed knife, 13 x 17”, near mint condition. Lot of 3 Estimate: $500-$1,000. Sold for $3,500 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #74: Loveridge Business Ephemera – Carte de Visite photo of Loveridge building, letterhead, envelopes, other early photos, ink blotters, etc. Lot. Estimate: $500-$1,000. Sold for $1,300 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #76: GIX-10 Pint Scroll Flask, open pontil, sheared lip, beautiful medium to dark cobalt blue, unusual fold of glass on inside that adds a lot of character, mint except very minor high point wear. Estimate: $5,000 plus. Sold for $3,600 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #78: Jessie Wadsworth/Freezi, comb decorated presentation water cooler, crimped pie crust decoration. (this water cooler was picked in Dallas Co., Alabama in the mid-1980s and has remained in the same private collection until now), Wadsworth was a prominent saloon owner in Montgomery, Alabama, and probably made for him. Albany slip glaze, 17” tall x 12” diameter, mint condition, rare & impressive piece of Alabama stoneware. Estimate: $2,000-$4,000. Sold for $3,600 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #81: SOUTHERN/BITTERS/C.H. EBBERT & CO./DEPOT/MEMPHIS, TENN., (Ring/Ham, O-94.5), applied sloping collared top, square, 9.5” tall x 3”, nice medium amber, a rare southern bitters, near mint condition (couple of high point wear spots on label panel). Estimate: $2,000-$4,000. Sold for $6,400 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #96: J.F. Ficken./ Grocer/Charleston, S.C./2, salt glazed decorated jug, name highlighted in blue and blue flower, 13” tall x 9” diameter, near mint condition. Estimate: $2,000-$4,000. Sold for $2,000 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #97: L. Miles, Edgefield District, South Carolina Stoneware Storage Jar, circa 1860s, Lewis Miles Pottery Works – employer of Dave Drake the slave potter, 11” tall x 31” circumference, light green runny alkaline glaze, near mint condition with sliver type chip under rolled lip. Estimate: $2,000-$4,000. Sold for $2,000 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
Rolling Thunder Auction. Lot #144: FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Commerative Stoneware Jug, commissioned by FOHBC Historian, Jim Bender, 1 of 1 only, made by Jim Healy of Tribes Hill, New York. See recent BOTTLES and EXTRAS article. All proceeds go to the FOHBC. Estimate: Your call! Sold for $650 not including auction house premium. Photograph Daniel Auction Company
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