$9,500
Isaac Beers Sealed Wine Bottle, possibly Samuel Bayard & Co. , New York, c. 1774, bulbous form with tall neck with applied string rim on bulbous body, seal on shoulder marked "Isaac/Beers/1774," ht. 11 in. Note: Isaac Beers (1742-1813) operated the Beers Tavern in New Haven, Connecticut, on the corner of College and Chapel Streets, from the early 1760s through 1778.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-21