A sealed 'Squat Cylinder' wine bottle, dated 1788

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A sealed 'Squat Cylinder' wine bottle, dated 1788 Of dark olive-amber tint, the wide body with rounded shoulders and a short tapering neck applied with a string rim, applied to the side with a large circular seal inscribed 'M/ T.Mead/ 1788', with a deep basal 'kick up', 24.3cm high Footnotes: Provenance Peter Eales Collection, Bonhams, 26 June 2025, lot 44 This seal is unrecorded by David Burton in his catalogue, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A sealed 'Squat Cylinder' wine bottle, dated 1788

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