£1,200
EARLY DUTCH SHOP DISPLAY PAINTED BOTTLE. 15.7ins tall, dark green/ black glass, tooled lip, rough base pontil. A late 17th c. glass wine bottle of Dutch origin, the front area painted with an equestrian figure of Wiliam III of the Low Countries, a cavalry engagement behind him. The bottle reverse painted with an armorial of Hendrik(son?), c. 1690. Ex Christies, King Street, 1968-69. Some paint wear, generally colours good. Note accompanying image for scale. See Guy Burch article in BBR 173 covering such painted bottles. Apart from some paint loss no actual damages. A remarkable survivor, and a very impressive early black glass item, NR
8.5/10
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