Squat Bottle with Applied Seal c.1780

Origin: English

Colour: Olive Green

Dimensions: Height 8.50in Width 4.25in

Lip: Applied string rim

Base: Kick-up with rough disc pontil scar

Source: England

Condition: Excellent. Glossy surface with typical wear.

Special features: Well-struck seal of an embowed arm and sceptre attributed to George Bickford from the Bickford family of North Devon. See Roger Dumbrell, Understanding Antique Wine Bottles, Antique Collectors' Club, 1983, see page 198 plate 116.
Seal: Inscribed G.B below a sinister embowed arm and sceptre