£400
TURLINGTONS BALSAM OF LIFE PONTILLED MEDICINE BOTTLE. 2.4ins tall. Exquisite lead (clear) glass, so called cello shape. Flared lip, rough base pontil. To the front: BY/ THE/ KINGS/ ROYALL/ PATENT/ GRANTED/ TO & the rear: ROB/ TURLI/ NGTON/ FOR HIS/ INVENTED/ BALSAM/ OF/ LIFE�, down one side: LONDON, & the other thin side: JANY. This early version does not include date & year: 26 1754 after the JANY. Plenty of imperfections, overall super crude, a really fabulous example. NR.
9.0/10
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