£2,000 - £3,000
A RARE GREEN GLASS 'ONION' WINE BOTTLE
sealed "DR" and dated 1700, half size onion-shaped, the bulbous body with a short neck and string rim. 13.5cm high
Phillips 18th June 1997, Lot 1; with Neil Willcox 9th October 2001; AC Hubbard Jr Collection No. 549; Chris Crabtree Collection No. 71
David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), page 532
A large fracture line on the front of the bottle, and a impact mark on the side, otherwise in a condition commensurate with age.
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