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19. LINCOLN SQUARE BODIED SLAB SEALED STOUT. BOTTLE 7.5ins tall. Grey green slip glaze Chesterfield made slab seal stout. The pie crust slab reads G SMITHS/ BROWN STOUT/ LINCOLN. This is the ONLY known square slab sealed
slab to front reads I GASKELL/ VETERINARY/ SURGEON/ BOLTON with a string of impressed dots all round the edge. Below
is a cut out slab seal depicting a horse
the only recorded example. NR. £800-1,200+
on grass. The top ribbed section restored by Simon Bennett decades ago - an exceptional job. This example was long admired in the Bottle Museum at Elsecar and is believed
flask in existence. The late Dennis Northmore dug several broken examples and Simon Bennett performed a miracle in marrying two halves - an incredible repair almost indiscernible to workout what/ how to the naked eye - one of his best completed undertakings? A unique opportunity to acquire a true one off. NR. £1,000-2,000+
20. BOLTON SLAB SEALED STOUT. BOTTLE 6ins tall. Grey green slip glaze type flat rectangular bodied flasks with sloping ribbed top leading
to a collared lip. Large rectangular pie crust
21. BOLLINGTON VICTORIA
& ALBERT SLAB SEALED COMMEMORATIVE FLASK. 8.3ins tall. Shapely shiny dark brown salt glaze rib necked flask featuring well modelled/ detailed sprigs of Queen Victoria to one side and Prince Albert to the other, each with impressed name below. Well struck pie crust seal (below Albert sprig) reads WILLIAMSONS/ WINE & SPIRIT, VAULTS/ BOLLINGTON. A small, old, edge flake to bottom edge. 9.5/10. NR. £800-1,200+