ANTIQUE natural SUN COLOR purple VIOLIN bottle VIOBOT Start Price USD 89.99 Current Price USD 89.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 27, 2008 Location Main Street - Libby Montana See more about 'ANTIQUE natural SUN COLOR purple VIOLIN bottle VIOBOT' Description A LARGE 10" tall light SUN COLORED PURPLE AMETHYST colored hand blown figural VIOLIN bottle. Condition:  Bottle has a traces of water stain, NO cracks, chips, dings, damage, etc.  EXCELLENT! Age:  An early hand-blown bottle (Blown-In-Mold = BIM) with a rolled-lip, ca. late 1800's. Shipping: Buyer pays $8.01 S/H ~ more if international ~ We ship every Wednesday. So if you pay with PayPal by Tuesday evening, we will ship your item Wednesday. Payments received later than that will have to wait until the following Wednesday to ship, though we can possibly make exceptions. Regardless, your prompt payment will assure a very quick turn-around time. Bottle has all the embossed characteristics of a VIOLIN.  It is tough to date these bottles, but this one has all the earmarks of a 100 year old bottle and the light sun colored amethyst color tells the story for sure.  With few exceptions, only clear glass from before 1914 will turn sun-colored-amethyst, and this one has a significant sun colored purple hue to the glass.   Few of these will turn purple like this one, a rare VIOBOT to find as the price suggests, a radiant pristine example, check it out!Terms of Sale: Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction. We put our 30+ years of experience in antiques to use in describing every item we list. Items are sold in a store front format and your ‘buy it now’ purchase is a binding contract. Please ask questions and completely read the item description before purchasing. We have found that communication is the key to successful transactions. Returns: See details at bottom of the page. Insurance: Insurance is mandatory for sales that are $100 or over, and optional for sales under $100. If you elect to forego insurance and do not receive your item within two weeks of posted ‘payment received’ date, let us know and we will confirm shipment date and, if needed, provide a copy of the postal receipt as proof of shipping. But beyond this, we have no way of tracking an uninsured item through the US Postal Service once it has been shipped, so you will have to take it up with your Post Office. We will not refund uninsured shipments nor will we engage in endless email correspondence on the matter. We package very carefully and always use the USPS for delivery. Please check our feedback comments to confirm our careful-packaging history. International Shipping: We have enjoyed shipping antique bottles all over the world and are happy to offer our bottles to international buyers. We will only put the actual sale price as the declared value on the custom forms. Our auctions state that shipping is ‘more if international’,please feel free to contact us before buying, for an international shipping estimate. We will require insurance on international purchases over $100 which means the package must be shipped Global Priority at a higher shipping cost. If international buyer requests, we can insure lesser valued items, but be prepared, this usually comes at a very high cost. Thank you! Place a Bid!