These bottles are Cianti wine. Italian wine. Still available today with a woven basket around the base so it can stand up. No real value but nice if you have an old one with an applied top.
Hi Redbrass_ca,
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Still stand by my original dates. Bottle 1 and 3 are about the same age, mid 1800s. Bottle 2 is much later (late 1800s) and from what I can see in the photo, may be a spun/paste mold. 1 is pontilled and 3 should have the same/similar base. These pontilled bases often have a blue tinge. Very...
Hi all,
I thought I should clarify my previous comment about silver spoons. It was directed at Barqs19. In Australia, when someone is considered to be very very lucky, ie Barqs19 for getting this collection for $1000, it is said that "he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth". I think he...
Hi unforgiven,
We see quite a few of these bottles in Australia. The one you have looks to be late 1800s-early 1900s. The earlier ones are generally more crude. There have been a few 1700s versions on eBay lately and these early ones are quite different in shape. They were used by a variety...
A Dip mold then[:)]. Different countries, different terminology. The marks on the side looks like a fold in the glass ie defect when being made. A paste mold wouldn't leave marks like that. I have a similar shaped bottle with no seams at all. Mine dates about 1840-1860. Paste molds from my...
Brian, Sorry mate, all out of green New York Hop Bitters and Boston Hop bitters.
Bearswede, shipping to the States is not cheap, around $US20 I would guess for a bottle this size and weight. I'll send you a picture and you can make me an offer.
Very very nice bottle. The white substance may be the remains of some type of paint. Could be designed to wear across the chest or over one shoulder. Looks very old as well, maybe pre 1800.
Definitely not a spun/paste mold. Sorry lobeycat. Looks very mid 1800s to me. May be free blown into a cup mold and looks typical of English Ale/porter/wine bottles of this era. Many bottles of this time have a cone shaped kickup that shows traces of milky blue. This is what is termed as an...