High-Priced Flasks

Just time for one News Flash this week, since I have so many houseguests. You might have missed the big Norman Heckler bottle auction last month. Three rare and desirable American historic flasks, part of the Jared Spencer group, brought amazing prices. The Jared Spencer bottles were made by the Pitkin Glass Works of Manchester, Conn., between about 1815 and 1830. The flask (GX-25) with Medallions and Diamond Diapering, medium yellow olive, brought $111,150. The flask (GX-26) with Beads and Pearls with a Diapering pattern was $78,390. And the Jared Spencer (GX-24) Medallion above Diamond Diapering was $109,980. The GX numbers are from the book…