This stunningly beautiful Barber Bottle / Hair Tonic Bottle measures approx. 9" tall (including its sprinkler-type stopper) and 3 3/4” in diameter at its widest point. The Bottle has a tooled lip and rough, open pontil. It is made of an ever so slightly, amber color glass and is beautifully and delicately decorated in the style of Mary Gregory Glass using white enamel and depicting a cameo style, bust portrait of a beautiful, young woman. The portrait is surrounded by blue-bell flower designs and there is a large bow below the bust. There is a very light, internal thumbprint design to the body of the Bottle.
Both the Bottle and the enamel decoration are in very good condition with no chips, cracks, repairs or damage of any kind to the glass itself. The decoration is generally well preserved with a few tiny pinpoint size spots of loss to the enamel. The Bottle came to us with a period, porcelain sprinkler-style Barber Bottle stopper which may or may not be original to the Bottle but fits it well.
A stunningly beautiful and exceptionally well preserved, hand blown, Mary Gregory-type decorated Victorian Glass Barber Bottle and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!
Again, be sure to check out this seller's other auctions for other outstanding, early American Art Glass Barber Bottles and Shaving Mugs which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!!