Early French Flowerpot Bottle c.1650-1730

Origin: French

Colour: Apple Green

Dimensions:
Bottle Height 11.75in Width 3.50in
Neck Height = 6.0in
Body Height = 5.5in
Lip to string rim Height = 0.6in
String rim Width 0.25
Body Width = 5.0in

Lip: Applied string rim

Base: Blow-pipe pontil

Source: Essequibo. Guyana.

Condition: Great. Surface pitting and decay due to burial. External lip chip/flake measuring approximately 0.45in

Special features:
Mid to late 17th century French flowerpot-shaped bottle used especially for Calvados brandy, see Willy Van den Bossche, Antique Glass Bottles, Antique Collectors Club, 2001, page 197, plate 145 for a later example circa 1730.