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116. LINCOLN COLLEGE SEALED WINE BOTTLE. 11.1ins tall. Black glass/ very dark green, rounded shoulders, double collar lip, deep base kick up, base pontil. Another crisply struck mid body seal Lin Col with decorative swirls. Some internal residue, to wash or leave? That concludes a trio of sealed Lincoln wine bottle variants - a great trio. Overall exc/ A1. 9/10. NR. £80-120+
113. DOUBLE MAGNUM SEALED WINE SEBASTOPOL 1885 BOTTLE. 13.3ins tall, black glass, crude finished lip, lower string rim & neck striations. Not wholly legible detailed seal reads ASHBURNERS PORT/ 1851/ SEBASTOPOL/ 1855. An extremely rare double magnum capacity, seal low down. This seal is not recorded in David Burtons 3 volume reference work, so an exciting discovery. Full glass sheen. Some surface wear marks but no damages.
9/10. NR. £200-300+ .
114. SPLIT SIZE LINCOLN COLLEGE SEALED WINE BOTTLE. 8.3ins tall. An absolutely superb free blown split (half size) black glass wine/ very dark green, rounded shoulders, double collar lip round top, base kick up, sharp base pontil - beware! Really very well struck/ crisp mid body seal Lin Coll, with decorative swirls. Some internal residue, the new owner can decide if to wash out, or leave as is?
A very rare split size example. Overall Exc/ A1. 9/10. NR. £150-200+
115. LINCOLN COLLEGE SEALED WINE BOTTLE. 11.1ins tall. Black glass wine/ very dark green, rounded shoulders, double collar lip, deep base kick up, base pontil. Well struck mid body seal reading Lin Coll/ CR below,
117. OXFORD ALL SOULS COMMON ROOM SEALED WINE DUO. Tallest 11.3ins, both black glass, two different lip styles, left free blown & pontilled, right clearly later, no pontil. Both sealed to mid body A.S/ C.R - distinctly different letters/ fonts. Earliest Exc/A1 9.5/10, right clearly damaged to shoulder 6/10. - buy one get one free! (2). NR. £120-150+
118. BRYN KER SEALED WINE BOTTLE. 11.9ins tall. Black glass,collared lip, rounded shoulders, three part mould, base kick up. Mid body seal crisply struck with a single line of letters. Full body sheen, no damages. 9/10. NR. £60-80+
star shaped centre marks. Some internal residue. Slightly
later than previous lot. Overall exc/ A1. 9/10. NR. £80-120+