I recently wrote an article entitled The Noble Collector that talked about some particular bottles that have sold for big dollars lately. These are extremely rare and desirable pieces that can take your breath away not only in the beauty of the piece but in the dollar amount paid for them. I received some emails […]
The Noble Collector by Jeff Wichmann
Tis’ the season, tis’ the time, the changing of the guard, the beginning of the stampede. That is to say, bottles, these fragile creatures, looming, lurking, hiding and appearing, like ships passing in the night. Now as dawn breaks we see the glimmer of a pontil, the sparkle of General George Washington’s face. We see […]
Diggers Find Bryant’s Bitters hole
A couple diggers from Sacramento, Bob Leonard and his friend Rick have found the hole they were looking for, well kind of. Over the last week the two have pulled out a half-dozen examples of the elusive Bryant’s Bitters cone, a bottle that has sold for over $70,000. The bottles have appeared in less than perfect […]