Free Bottle Appraisal App Guide
Use a free bottle appraisal app to triage old bottles by seams, base marks, color, embossing, closure, residue, chips, condition, and demand.
Free appraisal tools can help with identification and triage, but formal values depend on verified photos, dimensions, condition, provenance, and current market evidence.
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Use the free screenerStart an appraisalQuick value checklist
- Identify bottle type: soda, medicine, perfume, snuff, whiskey, milk, jar, flask, or decorative glass.
- Check embossing, labels, color, pontil or base marks, mold seams, closure, stopper, and age clues.
- Look for chips, cracks, haze, sickness, repairs, label loss, replaced stoppers, and residue.
Key value drivers
Useful bottle appraisal starts with exact type, age, color, maker, embossing, rarity, label condition, stopper, provenance, and damage. A decorative bottle, a perfume bottle, a snuff bottle, and an advertising soda bottle should not be valued the same way.
Auction evidence from Appraisily's database
These records are market examples, not final appraisals. They show why a free app should triage bottle type before suggesting a paid report.
| Category | Sale | Date | Lot | Realized | What it shows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snuff bottle | Christian McCann Auctions | May 3, 2026 | A Chinese Aqua marine Chinese snuff bottle having carved floral and cloud decoration | AUD 2200 | Material, carving, and category can matter. |
| Perfume bottle | Moorabool Auctions | May 2, 2026 | Moser uranium glass perfume bottle and stopper, c. 1925 | AUD 275 | Maker, glass type, and stopper affect review. |
| Scent bottle | Martel Maides | May 1, 2026 | A Victorian silver mounted cranberry glass scent bottle | GBP 140 | Mounts and materials can change appraisal direction. |
When to get a professional appraisal
Use the free screener first for identification. Move to a professional appraisal when the bottle may be rare, insured, inherited, part of an estate, included in a collection sale, or connected to provenance, advertising history, or high-value glass.
Photo checklist
- Front, back, base, lip, neck, shoulder, embossing, label, stopper, mold seam, pontil, and scale reference.
- Close-ups of chips, cracks, staining, haze, label damage, repairs, residue, and any box or paperwork.
Related guides
Collectibles guides, old bottle appraisal, old bottle identification, old glass bottles value, free collectible appraisal app.
Choose your next step
Use the path that matches the decision you need to make about the item.
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Use this for insurance, estate, donation, resale, or documented value decisions.
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Sample reports show how photos, comparable evidence, condition notes, and a value conclusion are documented.
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