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528. ENGLISH SEALED MALLET WINE BOTTLE. 7.6ins tall, black, dense dark brown glass. Classic short necked, striations, mallet form, virtually intact pointy string rim. What looks like decorking marks is actually in manufacture crudity? Well struck
531. ENGLISH 1759 DATED SEAL MALLET WINE BOTTLE. 9.4ins tall, very dark green/ black glass. Another fine example
of a mallet, fairly even neck & body lengths. Crisply struck
mid body seal LAUDER/ DALE/ 1759. Lovely pointy edge string rim (3 under edge nibbles), re annealed lip - 2 minor in use flakes. Deep kick up, crude pontil. Ex Maurice Collins Collection. 8.8/10. NR. £600- 800+
large initials FG to body seal. Deep pontilled kick up. Some body dullness. Ex Maurice Collins Collection. 8.5/10. NR. £250-300+
529. ENGLISH 1737 DATED SEAL MALLET WINE BOTTLE.
(Burton Vol II, p 660, bottle style and whereabouts unknown). 9.2ins tall, black/ dark green glass. A very characterful long necked English mallet sealed R Threxton/ 1737. Super long neck, left striation, sharp pointy
532. ENGLISH 1800 DATED SEALED FREEBLOWN CYLINDER WINE BOTTLE. 10.6ins tall,black/ dark brown-green glass. Ex Maurice Collins Collection. Fabulous super crude undamaged lip & body. Mid body seal JS/ 1800. Base kick up & pontil. Some internal residue. Exc/ A1. 9.8/10. NR. £150-200+
edged string rim (some damage - see easylive close up), classic mallet body shape, thick base section, deep kick up, rough pontil. Stable neck crack. Ex Maurice Collins Collection. 7/10. NR. £200-300+
530. SPLIT SIZE SEALED GIN BOTTLE. 7.9ins tall. Dark green, near black, glass square
bodied gin, tapering in towards the
bottom. Chunky blob lip, crude lip
533. ENGLISH 1850 DATED SEALED CYLINDER WINE BOTTLE. 11.8ins tall, black/ dark green glass, three part mould. Intact cork to neck. Very crisply struck mid body seal MARCH/ 1850. Base kick up, rough pontil. Exc/ A1. 9.5/10. Ex Maurice Collins Collection. NR. £80-100+
finish, interesting glass fin below. Very crisply struck shoulder seal BLANKENHEIM & SPENGLER. Slight internal dirt, full body sheen, no damages. NR. £60-80+