A full bottle in its original box sells for the highest price. Brand portfolio with more than 20 brands lucas bols. On the nose bols genever has strong grain and malt tones, complemented by sweet subdued juniper, honeysuckle and citrus notes. The ballerina had either a white or a red skirt music. An old dutch value brand used in offtrade home mixing.
Lucas bols, established in 1575 in amsterdam, is the worlds oldest distilled spirit brand. Bols ballerina apricot brandy 1960s liqueur master of malt. This bols genever is first shipped to america in 1823 and plays an important role in the emergence of the cocktail culture in the usa in the 19 th century. His era corresponded with the dutch golden age, when the netherlands were a colonial power, and led the world in international commerce. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Each bottle contains an internal glass dome, inside which a small model of a ballerina stands. The 21st century version proved to do the exact same, mirroring history and has become the most prominent genever internationally in the 8 or so years since its relaunch. Vintage 195070s bols red ballerina bottle dancer plays blue le danube sealed bottle lucas bols distillery netherlands dutch gold liquor formanspawnshop 4.
It claims to be the oldest distillery brand in the world. The bols ballerina bottles are novelty liquor bottles produced by the dutch distillery lucas bols, containing a small figure of a ballerina. Bottlebooks is the most extensive drinks platform in the world and covers all noncommercial information attributes. Bols ballerina 1960s 70s product made in netherlands the ballerina bottle was introduced in 1957 and these were sold throughout the world until the 1980s, in the neth. It produces about 3 million cases a year, with yearly revenues exceeding 95. Like the authors bestselling the martini and the cigar, it is a potent brew of wild nights and social history, fact and trivia, gorgeous art and beautiful artifacts.
Apparently, bols geneverwith its wide distributionwas an instrumental brand in this golden age of. Bols liqueur essential facts while english gin is now very popular in america, back in the 19 th century the malty dutch version genever was a best seller. This is the most unusual bottle of liqueur i have never opened. It plays le bleu danube with a ballerina dancing in the center. Musical liquor bottle in collectible liquor bottles. Collect and share wine data easily with bottlebooks. This is a beautiful vintage collectibles bols ballerina dancing music box erven lucas bols gold liquor bottle a1575 from the 1960s and made in holland. However, occassionally the questioner has one of the 18801910 era pottery or clay bottles which may have some value to bottle collectors. Bols ballerina 60s when it comes to cool antique bottles, this one is way up there a bottle of bols apricot brandy bottled at 30. The bols family expanded the distillery into several houses on the rozengracht, and it was here that the man that the modern lucas bols company is named after was born in 1652. Bols 4 chamber liquor bottle unopened bought 1971 drinks. In 1862, jerry thomas writes the worlds first cocktail recipe book, in which one in. The bottles were produced from 1957 until the late 1970s, at a production rate of around 60,000 bottles per year.
Vintage collector bols ballerina liqueur bottle by lalanterne ballerina gold, music. When he, in 1700, became a major shareholder in the dutch east india trading company, he had the privilege of first choice of newly arrived exotic herbs and spices, which helped him to create over 300 liqueur and spirit recipes. The bottle is now empty but the label indicates that it once held bols gold liqueur. This is a very unique item, music box with twirling ballerina inside of a liqour bottle.
I have a bottle of bols gold liqueur which has a music box. Apr 18, 2011 i have a bottle of bols gold liqueur which has a music box that you wind up from underneath the bottle and the ballerina spins to the music. The bottle also contains a ballerina in a white costume that dances to the skaters waltz or le blue danube. It winds up and plays le bleu danube while the ballerina dances in a circular motion.
A vintage bols ballerina bottle dating to the 1950s. Vintage bols ballerina liqueur bottle dancing musical box. My grandmother used to play the music for me when i was little. Surely the most famous and certainly most widespread throughout the world, erven lucas bols het lootsje amsterdam bottles keep cropping up from panama to portugal, pretoria to peru and together with the ballerina bottle form the basis of the most frequently asked questions on our forum lucas schilderij. Late midcentury late 1950s bols originalissue 18oz ballerina music box empty bottle with ballerina. There have been several changes in ownership, but the company is still in business. Our expertise and craftmanship have made us what we are today. This includes basic information like product names, ingredients, varietals and vintages, but also categories like production, material specifications, barcodes, awards, allergens, certifications, images and many more. For over 440 years we have been extracting flavour from the finest ingredients.
The two most commonly asked questions which we are answering relate to bols products. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. But its glass musicbox bottles, including examples with a dancing ballerina inside, date from the middle of the 20th century. An old bols apricot brandy liqueur in a very special bottle which features a wind up ballerina inside. Vtg glen spey scottish liquor bottle dancer musical works coming. Empty vintage bottle bols musical dancing ballerina doll inside traviata. The lucas bols company, based in amsterdam, is the oldest distillery in the world. Bols ballerina hi i have a bottle of bols gold liquor that still has the gold flakes in the bottom of it. Its brand portfolio consists of bols, galliano, vaccari, pisang ambon, gold strike and a large group of dutch genevers and liqueurs. Save bols ballerina bottle to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Explore the history and heritage of lucas bols company here. All the pages in the books were toned so i went in on them with acrylic. I have an unopened bols 4 chamber liquor bottle i bought in 1971 when i was 16.
Our global premium and superpremium spirits brands include bols liqueurs, bols. Dec 18, 2016 bols gold liquor ballerina bottle musical. Brownforman offered the bols ballerina bottle as a christmas item in 1959. Unfollow bols ballerina liquor bottle to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Vintage bols dancing ballerina works gold liquor bottle le bleu. Stamped erven sometime ervan lucas bols amsterdam these pottery bottles are very common. Dec 28, 2015 the ballerina had either a white or a red skirt music. The dutch east india company, of which lucas was a major shareholder, brought exotic herbs, spices and fruits back to amsterdam, and these were used to create new liqueurs and. Jan 4, 2017 antique glass bottles, glass and vases i found that most of the antique glass are crafted exquisitely and delicately, is hard to find at this age. Blue danube the selling price used to be nlg 33,50 in the netherlands nowadays, the bols ballerina has become a popular collectors item. Lucas bols took over the management of his familys business during the dutch golden age.
The story of the bols genever that we drink today began in 1820 a century after bols death when the recipe was perfected. Dec 21, 2014 brownforman offered the bols ballerina bottle as a christmas item in 1959. Originally printed in 1987, the bottle book is designed for the cultural historian, the bottle collector, and those just interested in pharmacopoeia. Bols launches the new liqueur bottle, made by and for professional. Vintage late original issue bols ballerina by buyfromgroovy music box. Holland bols ballerina musical liqueur bottle collectors. Find this pin and more on historical funnies by carol warren. Does anyone have any history of this bottle, a age period of reference or a possible value. Surely the most famous and certainly most widespread throughout the world, erven lucas bols het lootsje amsterdam bottles keep cropping up from panama to portugal, pretoria to peru and together with the ballerina bottle form the basis of the most frequently asked questions on our forum. Musical liquor bottle in collectible liquor bottles 1900now for. Tom vermeulen, historian from the department of heritage of bols.
I have a bottle of bols gold liqueur which has a music box that you wind up from underneath the bottle and the ballerina spins to the music. One is asking for information on the origin and value of the saltglazed earthernware gin bottles which are being found literally all over the world and the second, the bols ballerina bottle pictured above. Doll dancing action in swivel action with separate leg action the famous bols ballerina bottles were. The bols family opened a distillery in amsterdam in 1575, making lucas bols the worlds oldest distillery brand.
Unfollow bols ballerina bottle to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I have a music bottle similar to the ballerina bol dolls. Many of the cocktails that are currently made with gin were originally made with genever. These collectible bottles were manufactured in france and feature a windup music box on the base and a ballerina that twirls in time with the music. Mar 06, 2012 apricot liquor in an antique musical bottle.
Apr 05, 2009 i went to the bols website, it was made between 1957 to 1979, they started using the gold liqueur in 59, and they are collectors items that and the mae west bottle they made. It was produced in limited quantities at that time but proved so popular that thousands more were made. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Holland bols ballerina musical liqueur bottle collectors weekly. Does anyone have any history of this bottle, a age period of reference or a. The bols ballerina bottles were made in the netherlands from 1957 through 1978 and feature a clear glass liquor bottle with bols labels throughout.
Vintage bols ballerina music box liquor bottle, status. Birth of lucas bols lucas bols, the grandson of the founder, was born in. This vintage beautiful vintage bottle of bols apricot liqueur, seal intact on one side, never opened. Answers from lucas bols on the value of its ballerina bottle now a highly collectible piece believe it or not. History in a bottle is back in paperback with a handsome new cover. The house of bols offers visitors a spectacular interactive tour into the world of cocktails, the dutch spirit genever and the worlds oldest distilled spirits brand, bols. Our brand portfolio consists of more than 20 brands across a range of spirits products, including liqueurs, genever, gin and vodka. This book is a guide to the identification of the embossed, patent and proprietary medicine bottles produced in an era of american history when anything could be bottled, advertised and sold legally. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. In 1862, jerry thomas writes the worlds first cocktail recipe book, in which one in four cocktails contain dutch. After his death in 1719, his two sons, hermannus and peter, took over the business. Get the best deals on musical liquor bottle in collectible liquor bottles. Lucas turned bols into an international brand and expanded the range of liqueurs to more than 200 recipes, many designed specifically for important customers. Genever was used in many of the first gin cocktails, including a number that are credited to professor jerry thomas, who penned the worlds first bartending guides.
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