$450
Eng Puzzle Bottle. California, Harry Eng, ca. 1990. Elaborate puzzle bottle in which rests a pair of scissors, drafting compass, master lock, deck of cards (with bolt and nut threaded through a hole at its center), and more. All objects are too large to fit through the bottle’s neck. The card box inside the bottle signed by Eng. Very good.Note: This bottle Harry Eng's tribute to the "ship in a bottle" concept. It is composed of nautical symbols - a deck, compass, knots, Davey Jones lock(er), etc. Eng was clever and had a sense of humor reflected in many of his bottles. Over the course of his career, he manufactured approximately 600 bottles in all - each one by hand. Many required the development of special tools (see previous lot) or construction techniques to complete.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-04-04
