Posted 4 years ago
Alan2310
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Hello CW Members, Followers, Friends and Visitors.
Before all Donation store shut down for good on Thursday, I found this Antique 4 shoulder bottle at the SA, what's very nice about it, this shape of bottle is rare and in addition, a Great Blue Heron among bulrush is painted on the bottle, that's the second bottle that I found with painting on, the bottle is dark Amethyst glass the usual color those bottle are found.
The bottle is 9.25 inches tall, 4 inches wide at the top and 3 inches at the base.
Many thanks to all of you for Viewing.
Enjoy
Alan
Gorgeous heron image, nice find Alan
hi ya alan my jolly good friend super
as i recall the shaped was advantageous for packing them together especially for export on ships of the sea
known as a gin bottle [case gin]
most likely date 1888-1900 going on style of lip
never ever seen an amethyst example ///normally green brown can be milk glass or aqua
however what is truly fantastic the gorgeous naturalistic scene a gembaroonie
a pleasure to view
all the very best malkey
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There is a good chance that this bottle comes from the Netherlands because these dark green bottles in this shape were used as Jenever bottles at the end of the 19th century.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-glass-dutch-gin-bottles-lot-1822484065
I've got one similar to this dredged from the Escravos River in Nigeria; acquired on a business trip in 1987. It's Dutch, late 19th century.