ROUSSEL'S SILVER MEDAL AWARDED 1847

 

 

 

 

 

Dated 1847 Pontiled Mineral Water - ROUSSEL'S SILVER MEDAL AWARDED - Philadelphia

There are a couple different variants of this classic ROUSSEL bottle. This is one of the nicest condition examples I have seen. It has an applied taper blob top and a heart iron pontil scar with plenty of iron residue.

Embossed: (5 point star on shoulder) / E. ROUSSEL / PHILAD.A // DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD. / (in oval slug) SILVER MEDAL / 1847 / AWARDED / THIS BOTTLE IS NEVER SOLD

Height: 7 3/4"  

Color: deep emerald green

Condition: perfect structurally with no chips, cracks, dings, or hairlines. Lightly tumble polished without removing the pontil iron. Super clean. Just a few spots of wear remaining. Super nice example.

Reference Number: GW649

Price: $325