Back in April 2010, an interesting find occurred in Seattle, Washington. A fellow named Niel Smith found an extremely rare coloration of a Brown’s Indian Queen.
According to Niel in a email that was circulated, ‘This bottle was found at an estate sale the weekend of the Antioch show. It is mint, with an extremely crude top. The first picture is how I found it, complete with price tag, in a window at the sale!‘
Glass Works ended up Auctioning the bottle later in the year. The new owner is super figural bitters collector Bill Taylor from Grants Pass, Oregon.
I am trying to track down more information. I have posted the initial photographs that circulated in April last year.
Bill did mention that there was a second chip in the mouth while only one was reported by Glass Works. He said he almost sent it back. He is now glad he kept it. I would agree.
About Ferdinand Meyer V
Ferdinand Meyer V is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and has a BFA in Fine Art and Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Ferdinand is the founding Principal of FMG Design, Inc., a nationally recognized design consultation firm. Ferdinand is a passionate collector of American historical glass, specializing in bitters bottles, color runs, and related classic figural bottles. Ferdinand is married to Elizabeth Jane Meyer and lives in Houston, Texas, with their daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. The Meyers are also very involved in gardening (Peachridge Gardens), antiques (Peachridge Collections), and early United States postage stamps. Ferdinand is the past three-term president of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, a long-time board member, FOHBC 2021 Hall of Fame, and one of the founding members of the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
From what I see, it looks like this is B226 in the Bitters Bottles book.