Message #11322

[Fiveroosters aka clayandbrush]

Dear Steven,
that is very interesting, thank you. I found interesting that reference because I don't remember where I bought my one, most probably on ebay. So when I saw the one of the link that you have provided, which is indeed very similar (only one cm taller, but the glaze looks the same) I thought at first glance that then my one must be a recent one.
Instead, I can see two main differences, one being the shape and the other one the base.
The ratio shoulder/waist of the two bottles is different. That one has a thin waist compared to my bottle. Not to be taken as a firm prove, but the shape of my bottle is more "old".
More important is the glaze on the base. That particular type of glaze is often seen on monochrome vases of the second half of the 19th century. The grinded glaze edge too is common for that period, so I think that there are good chances that my bottle is late 19th century.
Giovanni