Popularity of Vintage Cocktail Shakers
American Penguin cocktail shaker, silver-plated metal, detachable head cover and hinged beak pour spout. Designed by Emil Schuelke for Napier Co., Meriden, Conn., c.1936, 12 1/2 in., $7,500.
Prohibition-era barware brought high prices in a recent online auction at Sotheby’s in New York City. High prices were the result of people staying at home because of COVID-19, and perhaps making more drinks at their home bars, suggested Alan Bedwell of Sotheby’s. The top price was a stunning $23,750, $20,000 above estimate, paid for […]