An Alloa sealed Cylinder wine bottle, dated 1829


An Alloa sealed 'Cylinder' wine bottle, dated 1829 Of olive-green tint characteristically flecked with opaque white, the pear-shaped body applied with three evenly spaced vertical rigaree trails, the neck with a tooled lip and string rim, applied to the shoulder with a seal inscribed 'J.B/ 1829', with a smooth base, 27cm high Footnotes: Provenance Phillips Edinburgh, 14 May 1999 With Neil Willcox, 24 November 1999 A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature Ward Lloyd, A Wine Lover's Glasses (2000), p.117, pl.83 David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), pp.868-9 The initials have not been identified but this bottle is probably Scottish, manufactured at the Alloa Glassworks in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com


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