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63. SEALED CASE GIN BOTTLE. 11ins tall. Dark olive green glass, pig snout lip. Seal with
nick. (9.5/10) NR £30-40+
67. ENGLISH LONG NECKED MALLET BOTTLE. 7.7ins tall, Black/ dark green glass. Another chunky form with distinctive v-shaped string rim & reannealed lip. Thin decorking flake, c. 1720-30. Neck striations. Really
AVH embossed to one corner. Quite a heavy bottle. A scarce & early gin? Minor lip
deep base kick up & a very good pontil - see easylive extra pics. Superb overall full body sheen. (9.5/10) NR £150-200+
64. CASE GIN BOTTLE. 11ins tall. Amber glass, heavy rolled lip. Embossing to two sides J.
T. BEUKERS/ SCHIEDAM, pontilled base with number 60 embossed, quite heavy again. (10/10) NR £20-30+
68. OXFORD SEALED CYLINDER WINE BOTTLE. 10.6ins tall, dark black/ green glass, elegant long neck, pronounced shoulder, chunky square edged string rim (slightly below the tooled lip), c.1760-80? Applied glass body seal ‘A.S/ C.R. - really well struck. Fabulous condition example, full sheen, crude etc. Deep base kick
66. WINES GROUP. Tallest 12ins. Dark amber glass, dirty/ dull body finish, pontilled,
all complete with
original wired on
very good example
of its type. (9.8/10) NR £40-60+
up & pontil, slightly flared bottom. (9.5/10) NR £150- 200+
65. FREEBLOWN WINES GROUP. Tallest 11.5ins. Dark amber glass, all pontilled, all complete with original cork &
tied on string to necks. Full glass sheen - just a great, characterful, group. (6) (9.5/10) NR £90- 120+
69. ENGLISH PONTILLED UTILITY BOTTLE. 7.25ins tall. Dark aqua/ light smokey green glass. Wide mouth, applied thin rounded lip - rough inmanufacture lip finish. A
cork & string. Great character again
- which to prefer with, or without, the decades of cellar dust & grime? Both lots believed “from a substantial Scottish residence?”(6) (9.5/10) NR £90- 120+
70. FREEBLOWN PHIAL TYPE BOTTLE. 6.75ins tall. Light greeny/ aqua. Long crude neck, thin rolled lip & equally delicate/ thin walls. Full of stiny ea bubbles, base pontil. Pin head lip nick. Age uncertain. (9.5/10) NR £60-80+