DESCRIPTION: Vintage Bols Musical Liquor Bottle with Ballroom Dancers Inside, Man and Woman. Bols ballerina bottles are novelty liquor bottles produced by the Dutch distillery Lucas Bols, containing a small figure of a ballerina.

Lucas Bols B.V is the world’s oldest distillery brand, and the oldest active company of any kind in the Netherlands. It was established in 1575 on the outskirts of Amsterdam, and grew during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century into a large prosperous international company. The 19th century saw the company change hands several times, and during the first half of the 20th century Bols opened distilleries in countries around the world including the U.S, Spain, Canada, France, Poland, South Africa and Argentina. Today the company’s headquarters remain in Amsterdam, and it remains one of the world’s leading producers of a wide range of spirits and liqueurs. Bols ballerina bottles were produced from 1957 until the late 1970s, at a production rate of around 60,000 bottles per year. Each bottle contains an internal glass dome, inside which a small model of a ballerina stands. When the bottle is set down, a mechanism activates and the ballerina dances whilst music plays in a similar manner to a traditional music box.

CIRCA: Mid 20th Century.
ORIGIN: Netherlands.
DIMENSIONS: H: 10 1/2" W: 5".
CONDITION: Good condition. Bottle without liquor. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.