£1,500
DATED 1783 SCOTTISH SEALED BOTTLE. 11.25ins tall. An extremely rare large size globular black glass form, very dark green. Shoulder seal is extremely well struck, undamged, and features a unicorn like head with letters around C SHIRREFF/ 1783. Short tapering neck with re annealed lip and wrap around string rim. Deep kick up, rough base pontil. Believed one of only two examples recorded? Charles Shirreff was a Scottish painter, graduate of the Royal Academy and his father a wealthy Edinburgh wine merchant - presumably this item came from a Scottish glasshouse? See entries in David Burtons Antique Sealed Bottles pages 779 & 1441. Couple of fairly insignificant, hard to detect, star body cracks, from usage. Full body sheen, overall very good. Displays superbly - a real stand out bottle to enhance any collection.
8.9/10
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