pharmaceutical bottle

utilitarian pharmaceutical bottle

amber glasspharmaceutical bottle

Market guide for utilitarian pharmaceutical bottle, built from 1 supporting screener session and 28 selected comparable market records.

Market range
$50 - $1,400

Most likely $100 · Based on 23 comparable records.

Confidence
Medium confidence

About this item

Period
1930-1969
Category
vintage medical containers
Material
amber glass
Evidence
Medium confidence

Sources & evidence

We analyze comparable sales from screener sessions and market records, then group them by shared object signals.

Verified comparable records only
Comparables
23
Auction sources
19
Records with images
4
Coverage
2019-2026

Market Examples

Comparable market evidence

Recent auction and sale records linked to this worth guide's object signals.

How we compare
Price range $50 - $1,400 19 sources
Median sold price $125 Midpoint of selected records
Evidence quality Developing 0 strong records
Primary attributes Wood: amber glassStyle: utilitarianType: pharmaceutical bottle
All sources 2019-2026 4 with images 23 records analyzed
Limited comparable depth. This page currently has 0 strong comparables against a 3-example quality target, so the examples below should be read as directional market evidence.
Lot of vintage glass bottles, 21pc: including Ball jar mason jars, blue/green glass insulators, Tab, Coca-Cola, Bireley's, Absolutely Pure Milk, amber glass juice bottle, Lightening amber glass canning jar 12 1/2"H x 4"D
1

Ripley Auctions

Apr 16, 2025

$60

Lot of vintage glass bottles, 21pc: including Ball jar mason jars, blue/green glass insulators, Tab, Coca-Cola, Bireley's, Absolutely Pure Milk, amber glass juice bottle, Lightening amber glass canning jar 12 1/2"H x 4"D

Lot of vintage glass bottles, 21pc: including Ball jar mason jars, blue/green glass insulators, Tab, Coca-Cola, Bireley's, Absolutely Pure Milk, amber glass juice bottle, Lightening amber glass canning jar

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A YELLOW OVERLAY AMBER GLASS 'EGRET AND LOTUS' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1820
2

Galerie Zacke

Oct 17, 2025

€700

A YELLOW OVERLAY AMBER GLASS 'EGRET AND LOTUS' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1820

A YELLOW OVERLAY AMBER GLASS 'EGRET AND LOTUS' SNUFF BOTTLE, [redacted phone] China. The flattened ovoid body supported on a straight foot and rising to a slender cylindrical neck with large mouth. The sides finely carved through the bubble-suffused, brown-speckled, golden-yellow outer layer to the translucent pale amber ground with a continuous scene depicting a pair of egrets in a lotus pond ...

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3

White's Auctions

Aug 18, 2024

$100

LARGE BLOWN GLASS APOTHECARY BOTTLE

Large amber colored blown glass apothecary bottle with an impression of a tree on front and back, pontil on bottom. Good condition,minimal scratches on top and bottom. Measures approx. 15.5 inchestall. Weighs aprox. 13 lbs.

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4

District Auction

Nov 14, 2021

$60

70's Mod Glass Apothecary Jar Cannisters

Set of 4 amber glass bottle jar cannisters with mushroom lids. All marked "CONTAINER MADE IN BELGIUM". Excellent condition; plastic liner missing from stopper of one large jar. Sugar/ spice surface residue, etc. Circa 1970's. Large jars 9" H x 4" dia. Medium jar 7" H x 3.25" dia. Small jar 5.75" H x 2.75" dia.

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5

Sworders

Nov 23, 2021

£50

A collection of glass apothecary bottles,

A collection of glass apothecary bottles, A collection of glass apothecary bottles, to include a blue glass poison, with paper label, two further blue glass bottles, a labelled amber bottle, ‘Aesther Anaestheticus’, 24cm high, two pottery jars, on lacing lid, one retaining, ‘Ung galle’, a clear glass bottle, labelled ‘Pulv: Rhei. El’, together with further glass bottles (qty.) From the Simon Po...

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6

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

Nov 20, 2025

$156

FREE-BLOWN BLACK GLASS SALMANAZER UTILITY BOTTLE

FREE-BLOWN BLACK GLASS SALMANAZER UTILITY BOTTLE, deep olive green shading to olive amber, tall cylindrical form with short tapered neck and applied ring below the sheared mouth, disc pontil mark. Probably French or possibly Belgian. Late 18th/early 19th century. 21" H, 8" D base. Literature: Van den Bossche - Antique Glass Bottles, p. 205, pl. 153, fig. 3.

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7

Kavanagh Auctions

Mar 1, 2025

CA$180

George Washington Figural Amber Glass Bottle

George Washington Figural Amber Glass Bottle Centennial Bitters. 10.5 inches H x 5 W.

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8

Sworders

Mar 18, 2025

£110

A silver mounted amber glass bottle and stopper,

A silver mounted amber glass bottle and stopper, by Levi & Salaman, Birmingham 1907, with pierced decoration, 11cm high Condition Report: With denting to the silver. Chips and nibbles to the stopper. Scratches and bruise to base.

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9

Akiba Galleries

Jan 13, 2026

$125

Antique Apothecary Bottle With Silver Leaf Shavings

Antique Apothecary Bottle With Silver Leaf Shavings Early to mid 20th Cent., Spain Vintage amber glass apothecary bottle with its original matching glass stopper, labeled "Plata en Hojas" (Silver leaf). The bottle retains remnants of silver leaf inside, adding to its visual and historical appeal

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10

Roland Auctions NY

Mar 7, 2026

$100

Assorted Glass Articles, 8

Assorted glass articles comprising medicinal articles a TR Gentian apothecary decanter, a Tinct. Rhei Co. decanter, an apothecary decanter with label missing, a cannister marked Bandage, a large amber glass decanter, and other articles including an antique glass bottle, a Kimax 600 ml round bottom boiling flask, and a Perrier Jouet [redacted phone] ml bottle with enamel decoration. [Kimax flask...

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CONTINENTAL FREE-BLOWN HANDLED DECANTER / ONION UTILITY BOTTLE
11

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

Feb 9, 2024

$369

CONTINENTAL FREE-BLOWN HANDLED DECANTER / ONION UTILITY BOTTLE

CONTINENTAL FREE-BLOWN HANDLED DECANTER / ONION UTILITY BOTTLE, very dark olive-amber/black, typical German side-flattened onion form with taller vertical profile and wider-flaring shoulders at the flat sides, long neck and applied square string rim/collar below the polished mouth, additionally with thick applied strap handle attached high on the neck atop a circumferential reinforcing ring, an...

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Books On Glass Bottles - Seventeen
12

Casco Bay Auctions

Feb 5, 2023

$100

Books On Glass Bottles - Seventeen

Jeff Wichmann, The Best of the West Antique Western Bitters Bottles, 1999, Pacific Glass Books, softcover Phyllis Shimko, Sarsaparilla Bottle Encyclopedia, 1969, self-published, softcover John Odell, Digger Odell's Pontil Medicine Encyclopedia: A Look at America's Pre-Civil War Medicine Bottles, 2000, Digger Odell Publications, softcover John Odell, Digger Odell's Official Antique Bottle and Gl...

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13

Matthew Bullock Auctioneers

Oct 25, 2025

$100

Antique Amber Glass Poison Apothecary Bottle

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14

Bradford's

Oct 11, 2025

$320

ZANESVILLE GLOBULAR SWIRL AMBER GLASS BOTTLE

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15

Converse Auctions

Apr 13, 2019

$60

AMBER COLOR PEKING GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

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16

Uniques & Antiques

Oct 3, 2024

$1,400

CARVED CAMEO GLASS TWO COLOR SNUFF BOTTLE. ANTIQUE CHINESE PEKING GLASS BOTTLE. GOLDEN AMBER GLASS O

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17

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

Feb 9, 2024

$420

ASSORTED APPLIED SEAL UTILITY BOTTLES, LOT OF THREE

ASSORTED APPLIED SEAL UTILITY BOTTLES, LOT OF THREE, comprising a light green heavily patinated Latvian Riga Balsam flask with blank or indistinguishable applied shoulder seal, a blue cylindrical bottle with seal embossed "EMMA / QUELLE", and an olive green wine bottle shoulder-sealed "HUILE D'OLIVE / A. Raymond . / SURFINE CLARITIEE". Together with a pair of amber free-blown globular or chestn...

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18

Olympia Auctions

May 11, 2022

£750

EIGHT BROWN GLAZED STONEWARE OBJECTS, KHMER, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY

EIGHT BROWN GLAZED STONEWARE OBJECTS, KHMER, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY comprising a small ewer, a small melon-shaped jar, three lids and two further jars, together with a small glass jar and a Chinese bottle with carved landscape design, probably 19th century 16cm high and smaller (10) Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent. ++Glaze and rim chips, Chinese jar with detached base

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19

The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.

Apr 20, 2022

$90

Antique Victorian Ochre Toned Glass Perfume Bottle

Antique perfume bottle in an ochre tone made of cut glass. Bottle has arch like cut grooves into the the body with checkered cut sections throughout. Approximately 5 inches tall. Antique cut glass, cut glass perfume bottle, ochre toned glass, glass perfume bottle, antique perfume bottle, cut glass decor, vanity accessories, tabletop accessories and decor, antique tabletop ornaments, antique acc...

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20

The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.

Dec 17, 2025

$450

Louis C Tiffany Favrile Art Glass Perfume Bottle

Antique Louis Comfort Tiffany favrile glass perfume bottle. Iridescent hand blown art glass in gold with blue/green toned shift and abstract organic design. Signed on underside, L. C. Tiffany Favrile. Measures approx 2.5 x 6.25 inches including stopper. Stopper needs repair. Louis comfort Tiffany, Tiffany perfume bottle, favrile glass perfume bottle, art glass perfume bottle, antique perfume bo...

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21

Mebane Antique Auction

Aug 1, 2024

$130

Antique Apothecary Glass Jar Bottle Collection

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22

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

Jun 26, 2025

$50

ENGLISH FREE-BLOWN BLACK GLASS WINE / UTILITY BOTTLE

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23

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates

Nov 21, 2024

$492

ENGLISH PICTORIAL CREST APPLIED SEAL BLACK GLASS SQUAT CYLINDRICAL UTILITY / WINE BOTTLE

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Identification

Key object facts

Item Type
pharmaceutical bottle
Category
vintage medical containers
Style
utilitarian
Material
amber glass
Technique
machine-made
Era
1930-1969
Recognition Recognition signals
  • Key identification signals include form pharmaceutical bottle, material amber glass.
  • Small amber glass bottle with a heavily corroded metal screw cap, likely a pharmaceutical or chemical container.
  • This guide is currently supported by 30 comparable-market records in the strongest linked screener session.
Drivers Value drivers
  • Condition and completeness are material for pharmaceutical bottle.
  • Amber Glass examples should be checked for wear, repairs, restoration, and replacement parts.
Market Market context
  • The median selected comparable price for this cluster is about $118.
  • utilitarian style cues help separate this group from broader pharmaceutical bottle listings that often dilute market comps.
  • Amber Glass condition, restoration, and finish quality can materially shift asking and sold prices.
  • This page currently surfaces 28 hand-selected comparable records for utilitarian pharmaceutical bottle.

Evidence

How this guide was assembled

  • This worth guide is based on 1 supporting screener session clustered into the same topic.
  • Observed value signals across supporting evidence span roughly $60 to $300.
  • Overall evidence quality for this cluster is currently medium confidence.
  • Comparable evidence is drawn from 19 auction sources in the selected evidence set.

Coverage

Source coverage and evidence quality

  • The current cluster is supported by 1 screener session that normalized into the same worth topic.
  • The strongest linked session for this cluster captured 30 comparable market records.
  • Selected comparables span 19 distinct auction sources.
  • Comparable dates on this page currently cover 2019-2026.

Questions

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What is an utilitarian pharmaceutical bottle?

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What is the typical market range for utilitarian pharmaceutical bottle?

Current supporting screener evidence suggests a broad market range around $60 to $300, depending on condition and attribution.

Old Amber Medicine Bottle?

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Intent

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