Sold for A$680
Straight sided Mallet. Pontil scar to base. Black Glass Wine Straight sided mallet shape. Applied double collar lip. Pontil scar. Blue-Green. About 13 oz. 171 mm. 1700s?
Excellent. Contents type stain inside the base and up to about 30 mm. Rust stain on the base itself. Some light scratches and scuffs around. Glorious colour and nice bubbles and swirls in the glass. European made, possibly 1700s, maybe later? Great bottle. Listed in black glass more for style than colour obviously! (From the Ian Mastin collection whose exceptional still life artwork includes many of these pieces - http://www.ianmastin.com/) Grade: 8.5 Estimate: $150 - 200