GIN BOTTLE ERVEN LUCAS BOLS AMSTERDAM 1/2 LITER

Description

Vintage Gin Bottle measuring 8.5" tall and 2.5" diameter with "IRVEN LUCAS BOLS T LOOTSJE 1/2 LITER AMSTERDAM around the shoulder, and no markings on the bottom side. Note the letters HE (HET LOOTSJE) are missing.

Erven Lucas Bols and Hulstkamp Zoon & Molyn were the most prolific Gin distillers and distributors between the early 1850s and 1920. Earthenware pottery is made from nonwhite clay and is fired at lower temperatures than porcelain. The color of clay is determined by the amount of minerals present in the clay, especially iron. Red and yellow clays require tin or lead glazes in order to hold water.

Stoneware, a type of grey clay mixed with vitreous material, is impermeable to water without a glaze. Stoneware is often given an interesting orange peel-type texture during the firing process by throwing rock salt into the kiln. This process is called salt glazing. In my opinion this piece is in overall good condition. Antique and vintage items by their very nature are used items and will show signs of normal wear due to age and use. As we define 'good condition' relative to the stated age of the piece, we would expect to see 'character marks' consistent with that age and could include nicks or dings to a wooden or metal object, wear to a painted surface, speckling on a mirror, crazing or manufacturer’s glaze skips in ceramic finish, wear to a label, and some original decorative trim may be missing. If ceramic/porcelain restoration has been done, it is of museum-quality so that it is hardly discernable and would be mentioned in the listing. 'Good condition' would not include chips or cracks in any glass or ceramic item.

I'll let the photos show and tell the condition. I am not an expert so I do research online and describe my items to the best of my ability.

"Surely the most famous and certainly most wide-spread throughout the world, Erven Lucas Bols het lootsje Amsterdam bottles keep cropping up from Panama to Portugal, Pretoria to Peru and together with the Ballerina bottle form the basis of the most frequently asked questions on our forum."

Added on Nov 08, 2009