Old bottle help needed. Thank you for you time

[sweetfourseasons]

My husband has had this bottle for a long time. He felt he had found info about this bottle years ago and it was valuable. The information is long since gone. Any help would be appreciated. There is a etching on the bottle. What language is this and can someone tell us what it says?

[sweetfourseasons]

[sweetfourseasons]

[maxine*j · Accepted solution]

If you don't get an answer here, you might want to try posting to the Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain board, as well:
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Pottery-Glass-Porcelain/bd-p/275

[sweetfourseasons]

Thank you! I am finding it hrs to navigate eBay from my phone 😞

[maxine*j]

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@sweetfourseasons wrote:

Thank you! I am finding it hrs to navigate eBay from my phone 😞

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What?  You mean it wasn't perfectly obvious to go Community > Groups > eBay Categories > Pottery & Glass > Pottery, Glass & Porcelain.        (In other words, it isn't your or the device you're using that's the problem.)

[fludderbyes]

Well, that last post was rude!

[maxine*j]

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@fludderbyes wrote:

Well, that last post was rude!

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Huh?

[argon38]

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@fludderbyes wrote:

Well, that last post was rude!

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It wasn't rude. Maxine was being mock-serious. She was poking fun at how difficult it is to find different boards/groups in this place.

[eclectic-co]

Hello- Nice bottle! The shape and decoration remind me of Stiegel glass. They were often etched and/or decorated with enamel. Try Googling "Stiegel type bottles" and you might get lucky and find one similar to yours.

[raceedge2]

i dont know the value but someone has painted it , it is older than 1900

[eclectic-co]

Hi again: Here's a link to a similar bottle that was offered on eBay (UK). It's decorated with hearts instead of flowers. But the shapes are almost identical.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19thC-Stiegel-Type-Glass-Enamel-Painted-Bottle-w-Hearts-Dated-1819-/39091...

[argon38]

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@eclectic-co wrote:

Hi again: Here's a link to a similar bottle that was offered on eBay (UK). It's decorated with hearts instead of flowers. But the shapes are almost identical.

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I'm coming across references to these as "bride's bottles," which means nothing to me. Is this a term you're familiar with?

[eclectic-co]

To be honest I've never heard them referred to as bride's bottles...but it does make sense. I imagine these bottles were often given as gifts for special occasions. And then became family keepsakes. I am somewhat familiar with bride's boxes- which were also popular gifts in German and Scandinavian cultures during the same time period. They also were heavily decorated.

[eburtonlab]

@sweetfourseasons

I think "skål gossar" is swedish.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sk%C3%A5l+gossar&client=firefox-b-1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&...

https://www.tradera.com/item/341194/323087901/antik-handmalad-plunta-flaska-skal-gossar-med-puntelma...