Sold for A$420
I / Watson / Esq / Bilton Park. Pontil scar to base. Wine Sealed Wide mouth. Applied string lip. Applied seal. Dark Green. 20 oz. 216 mm. 1780s-1790s
Fair. A great looking item and extremely unusual with the wide mouth. Above and to the left of the seal is a tiny hole, about 1 x 1 mm and around this is a 25 x 23 mm fracture and bruise and extending down the bottle is a 60 mm crack. 7 x 5 mm chip to the top of the lip. At the back top about 30 mm of the string lip has chipped off, although this could have at least in part happened in manufacture. Some stain to the back and the base. Scratches and scuffs to the surface. Still a pretty remarkable bottle, well worth a bit of fixing up to secure the fracture and crack. Grade: 5 Estimate: $200 - 250
