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247. RIGA BALSAM FLAT SIDED 247. SEALED BOTTLE. 4.1ins tall. Flattened, thin walled flask. Wrap around string rim below re annealed lip. Super crude, lotsa bubbles, light green glass. Well struck upside down shoulder seal. Base pontil. Some internal residue. Exc/ A1. NR. £80-120+
250. ISLE OF WIGHT SEALED WINE BOTTLE. 12ins tall. mid to light green glass, three part mould, elegant champagne shape body, tooled lip, applied string rim. Base kick up, rough pontil. Absolutely enormous mid bodied seal beautifully scripted - from Sandown Fort. NR. £60-80+
251. YORK SEALED WINE BOTTLE. 11.9ins. A fine heavy three part black glass cylinder. Collared neck - some remnants of closure substance. Very well struck shoulder seal J MELROSE/ WINE/ MERCHANTS/ YORK. No damages, full original sheen. NR. £60-80+
248. MINIATURE BOLS SEALED WINE BOTTLE. 5.1ins tall. Black glass/ dark green. Cylinder form, slightly bulbous neck, lovely applied blobby lip/ string rim. Very crisp chunky seal with the crudest right side/ blobs of glass etc - very appealing.
Underside bruise really doesn’t detract - super looker! NR. 8.5/10. £40-60+
249. MIDDLE TEMPLE SPLIT SIZE SEALED WINE BOTTLE. (David Burton p1200). 8.8ins tall. Black/ dark green cylinder with well struck, pictorial lamb, shoulder seal, double collar lip. Full sheen, base kick up, smoothed pontil. A very rare split
size early c. 1820-30 wine bottle. NR. £60- 80+
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