Wondering value. Clear glass bottle of hand holding bottle with stopper

joncarlton

Hi I was wondering if anyone could tell me an approximate value of this bottle I have. I believe it Victorian. It’s clear glass some bubble noticeable. Great shape no chips or cracks. Has a glass stopper in it. Measures about 9 1/2” with stopper. Thanks

Harry_Pristis

Looks like a modern bottle. If the stopper gasket is plastic, it's definitely modern.

joncarlton

Definitely not a modern bottle I’m pretty sure. And the stopper is made of glass as well. Since posting this I have been able to find two listings for them online and they seem to be pretty rare. I will include the listings here if anyone is interested in checking them out.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRA-RARE-GLASS-VICTORIAN-ERA-FIGURAL-HAND-SHAPED-DECANTER-BOTTLE-WITH-STOPPER/113719312047?hash=item1a7a32feaf:g:CEYAAOSwO95bl~6E

https://www.ebay.com/itm/PAIR-Right-Left-VICTORIAN-FIGURAL-HAND-HOLDING-BOTTLE-Bottles-GLASS-STOPPERS/322516504322?trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Da25e77dd22b44c9da38ad3199622c5e4%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D113719312047%26itm%3D322516504322%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A51d44839-ff4a-11e9-ad89-74dbd1803b4b%7Cparentrq%3A385383b116e0aa47647e324cfff37f7e%7Ciid%3A1

Harry_Pristis

I'm not convinced. My prediction is we'll start to see more of these figural bottles on eBay and elsewhere. In a short while, you'll be able to buy one in hobby stores and Pier 1.

Jackiej87

Pretty crazy, I was using Google lens to look up some vintage items I've accumulated mostly from grandparents house and came across this because I have the exact same glass bottle! If you found anything specifically or for sure about its value please let me know! Thanks!

gothamgal

My mom had the house redecorated in the late 1960's and purchased (through a decorator) 4 glass stoppered bottles: one was the same one pictured here with the hand holding the bottle, one looked like a glass version of the "I Dream of Jeannie" bottle, one is the Eiffel Tower, and one is a leg and foot in a shoe on a cushion. So the glassware is definitely no later than the 1960's and could possibly be earlier, but how much earlier I don't know.

One website lists the leg bottle as Victorian, but I don't know on what basis other than the shoe seems to be of that era:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1320146874/legras-cie-depose-victorian-glass-ladys

The following website seems to concur, saying the leg is a Victorian in mold glass with a French mark indicating it was registered:

https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/bottles/19th-century-legrascie-vintage-glass-boot-high-heel-shoe-bottle-collection/id-f_31050352/

So since all 4 were bought at once, and by a decorator who did purchase other antiques, it is possible the hand glass is also antique and possibly French .... ?

I did a little more research and found a site with a lot of detail about the bottles, which were French from the late 1880's. Please note that mine are partially frosted and the one in OP's picture is not:

https://www.zuskorsten.com/legras-soap-bottles