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Plain faceted bottle.

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« on: April 25, 2017, 04:17:48 am »

Thanks to all for the feedback, too many to mention individually so a reply to all.

Height is 5.7 cm without stopper which fits with other examples from my books.

The circular panel is flat as with the bottle in the link.

The marks and nicks on the bottle are consistent with age, the wear marks on the base are as per the bottle in the link if you zoom in on the picture.

The faceting hasn't been taken to the level of the bottle in the link which means mine has rounded edges whereas the other has sharp definition to the facets. I think I have seen a comment that might suggest a later date for mine because earlier bottles were more finely worked.

The stopper has a lot of work to it, it's almost filigree work with a sort of basket weave so can't have been moulded. I'm not trying to claim an Imperial connection but Imperial bottles had stoppers made in the metal workshops and examples I have seen have less detail and work than my example.

It looks more blue in my pictures than in reality.

Regards, Adrian.
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