Real? Repro? Fantasy? Fake?

Once again, eBay yields another opportunity to either acquire a great rarity, or to get hosed royally.

I'm no expert on Goldfield Nevada stuff, although I've been around the block enough times to pay attention when the hair on the back of my neck stands up. I do know that in the 1970's a myriad of "fantasy" pieces appeared en masse, supposedly from Goldfield. These included spittoons, brass oil lamps, "Good For" whorehouse tokens and door keys with fobs, hotel desk bells, and stoneware items.The sheer volume of these fakes are testimony to W. C. Fields statement about a sucker being born every minute.

 

Such may be the case with a Buy It Now item that briefly appeared for sale, and which was quickly snapped up.

It is / was, eBay item number: 252071601759, and was described as;

"WESTERN JUG/BOTTLE GOLDFIELD SALOON STONEWARE BOTTLE GOLDFIELD NEVADA"

I recently got chewed out for copying a photo from another listing on ebay, so it'll be up to you to view it online for yourself. Just paste the listing number in eBays search and you can take a peek,

That said, the fine print read;

 

"THIS IS ANOTHER STONEWARE BOTTLE ITS A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN THE CALIFORNIA ONE THAT JUST SOLD,, AND DIFFERENT SHAPE. ITS INCISED / stamped INTO THE CLAY ADVERTISING THE GOLDFIELD SALOON R. A. DUNN. MAIN STREET. GOLDFIELD NEVADA. IT HAS A CORK STUCK IN TOP AND WILL NOT COME OUT. I DONT WANT TO BREAK IT OFF.

LOOKS TO HAVE CAME WITH THE BOTTLE. THE BOTTLE STANDS 8 1/2 tall. On the money IT LOOKS TO BE SALT GLAZED WITH COBALT BLUE ON AND IN LETTERS. LOOK. I DONT KNOW HOW THE BOTTLE IS BUT THERE ARE NONE ON EBAY.. SO THERE NOT BEING MASS PRODUCED. THEY CAME FROM A BOTTLE COLLECTOR,, YOU MAKE YOU OWN MIND UP WHEN YOU BID ON IT ! I WONT REFUND. LOOKS TO BE A GREAT WESTERN STONEWARE SALOON ITEM. I JUST LISTED THE CALIFORNIA ONE AND IT SOLD FOR 299.99,, I THINK I LISTED IT TOO CHEAP THERE IS A PHOTO OF THE BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER,, THANKS FOR LOOKING"

 

What say you, fellow collectors?