Sold for A$310
Dutch Flowerpot type. Tube pontil scar to base. Black Glass Wine Tapered cylinder. Very long neck. Top has a shear or burst finish. Applied wide ring lower around top. Tube pontil scar. Dark Green. 26 oz. 289 mm. Late 1700s
Excellent. Inside has what looks like the original contents stain. Typical scratches and scuffs around the surface. Some red stain lower down looks like a cooling effect when it was made. Gorgeous piece of early glass. (From the Ian Mastin collection whose exceptional still life artwork includes many of these pieces - http://www.ianmastin.com/) Grade: 8 Estimate: $100 - 150
