Page 16 - Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 October Auctions

The Maurice Collins black glass collection.
Herewith the first offering from a consignment of English sealed wine bottles from Maurice Collins, collector extraordinaire. We will split across this & the four 2024 auctions: Feb 25, April 28, July 7 & October 20. All sales will be LIVE in the BBR salesroom & LIVE online via easylive.
519. ALL SOULS COMMON ROOM SEALED CYLINDER WINE BOTTLE. Burton Vol
3pp 1032-1037, similar illust.
p 1034). 10.5ins tall. Classic Oxford 1780s period freeblown black glass (dark green) English cylinder, chunky body applied seal AS/CR, very well struck. Base pontil. Some internal residue but a super crude, undamaged, example. 9/10. NR. £250-300+
520. SPLIT SIZE HHC SEALED CYLINDER WINE BOTTLE. Unrecorded in Burton. 8.5ins tall. Black glass, c. 1860s, very rare split size example. Very good. 9.5/10. NR. £250-300+
521. I CHRISTMAS 1726 DATED SEALED ENGLISH ONION.
Unrecorded in Burton. 6.8ins tall. Classic English pancake style onion wine bottle in typical black (dark green) glass. Base kick up,
crude pontil, tapering neck (attractive striations), with distinctive pointy string rim (see close up - probable in use slight damage).
Large, well struck, low body seal, simply titled I/ Chriftmas/ 1726. Apart from lip damage & some general ageing/ wear,
commensurate with age, a very fine example. 8.8/10. NR. £3,000-3,500+