English Cylinder Bottle with Applied Seal circa. 1770

Origin: English

Colour: Olive Green

Dimensions: Height 11.25in Width 3.5in

Lip: Applied string rim

Base: Kick-up with rough disc pontil scar

Source: England

Condition: Great. Cellar found condition with glossy surface and base wear consistent with the bottle's age. There's a 1-inch stress crack at the foot of the bottle that can only be seen in the daylight.

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

Seal: NON o DUBIO above the cutlass/sword bearing arm