A cut and engraved glass tea bottle and stopper, late 18th century

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A cut and engraved glass tea bottle and stopper, late 18th century Of rectangular form with canted corners, the shoulder cut with facets, inscribed 'GREEN' on one side and with the initials 'M L' on the other, all amongst stylised floral sprays, a bird perched on one, the sides with further floral sprays, the hollow ball stopper also faceted, 16.5cm high (2) Footnotes: Provenance Bonhams, 26 June 2024, lot 41 A similar tea canister inscribed 'BOHEA' was sold by Bonhams on 8 December 2004, lot 113. Another inscribed 'GREEN' is in the collection of Stourbridge Glass Museum (inv no.BH2987). See also the example inscribed 'GREEN' illustrated by W A Thorpe, English and Irish Glass (1927), fig.29(b). 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 cut and engraved glass tea bottle and stopper, late 18th century

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