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Antique Salt-Glazed Stoneware Bottle / Ink or Spirits Flask

1850s–1900s · Likely European (British or German) or American stoneware pottery

Estimated value: $15–$60

Salt-glazed stoneware bottles like this were mass-produced from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s as affordable, durable vessels for everyday household and commercial use—ink, spirits, ginger beer, and mineral water were all commonly bottled in this form. The unglazed, utilitarian nature of these pieces reflects the Industrial Revolution's focus on practical, cost-effective pottery suitable for working and middle-class households across Britain, Europe, and America.

Value is most affected by whether any maker's mark or embossing is present on the reverse, overall condition (chips, cracks), specific origin, and whether the bottle can be definitively attributed to a known pottery.

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