Message #31996

[Steven]

Hi David,

That is a top quality 18th bottle, most of the top quality bottles were made 18th. ofcoz some were made 19th as well.

In my opinion, the Modern bottles will never be able to get close to this quality, since the modern craftman don't have the skill and patience. Maybe inside painting industry is different,since the top quality modern inside painting bottles have been recognized and appreciated, so the top artists can making a living by painting bottles ,and developing the better skills and creativities in new bottles. But the modern glass overlay bottles have not been recognized and appreciated much, its only sold with little money compared with the efforts involved to make high quality bottles, so the whole industry is not growing,  ofcoz the better quality bottles will not be made or being made.

Steven