onion seal bottle

A sealed ‘Onion’ wine bottle, circa 1700-20

For sale at Bonham Auctions in London finishing Wednesday the 16th of April timed auction. 

Of dark olive-green tint, the bulbous body with rounded shoulders, the short tapering neck with an applied string rim, applied on the shoulder with a circular seal bearing the initials ‘C C’ addorsed and interlinked, surmounted by an earl’s coronet and within a lined border, a deep ‘kick-up’ to the base, 14.5cm high

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Pinterest
Pinterest
fb-share-icon
LinkedIn
LinkedIn
Share