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There has been chatter lately of the Discovery Channel contacting a few West Coast diggers and collectors regarding a bottle digging reali... -
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A friend and I were discussing what could be some of the most famous western digs of all time. It would be interesting to make a list... -
Recognize this guy? Of course, it was nearly 40 yrs ago when we were tearing it up in Broderick, CA., now known collectively as West Sacrame...
Rick, just got back in from 'Vegas, and a little poking around. Las Vegas show was the usual... some bottles, more swap meet stuff than should be allowed. Had a very enjoyable evening viewing the Bob F. collection.
ReplyDeleteI guess I should mention the western square that was brought in and sold to Calif. collector. A yellow-green Dr. Boarhaave's!! Whittled, squashed, super crude top. It is so far superior to any other Boarhaave's I have seen ... not even close!!
We'll let him "tell" when he is ready.
I saw a few overpriced IXL Bitters in very pale and plain aqua tones. Most were polished and had little character $125-$350 range for the more common variants, a CALIFORNIA Variant for $550 I believe...I didn't see any change hands.
ReplyDeleteOne Red-Amber indented panel Lash's Bitters w/ minor damage issue, seemed very steep at $325 (even if it had been mint)! Didn't see it move...
Two Honey-colored AT Peruvian Bitters. Each had small damage issues (chipping on base w/ small check, the other with a small buffed chip on base edge). I didn't notice them sell (but I believe they carried price tags of $125/$80 respectively).
Some nice Hostetter's Bitters showed up....there were an army of amber shades to choose from (most were in the $10-$20 range), a few yellows, a couple olive-ambers, a few black glass, and a yellow green colored one. I didn't happen to see many of them disappear...
A few nice-colored Udolphowolfe's Schnapps were present at the show. The 8.5" AT Aqua example w/ graphite pontil didn't sell, but with a $725 price tag it wasn't even worth making a super-lowball offer. Also a
9.5"-10" Copper-Yellow one priced around $125, which seemed fairly reasonable for a pretty tough color.
With the exception of the insane Boerhaave's it seemed to be a pretty week show for the Western bitters. Then again, I'm sure there were some "early dealer" deals, some early bird disappearing acts, and possibly a few hotel-room good buddy deals that went unnoticed....until the next show...
All for now,
~L.C.W.
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ReplyDeleteI almost forgot....
ReplyDeleteA Bryant's Ladies Leg SOLD Day 1 for what seemed to be a bargain of a price (if it was in Nr. Mint+ condition).... It was supposedly one of the one's with the "South American Connection." One person told me it was in good shape....Can anyone else out there verify if this is all correct???