A Double Magnum 'Cylinder' Bottle for Sandeman Port, circa 1850, of dark olive-amber tint, the narrow body with a long bulbous neck with a conjoined string rim and flat lip, applied to the shoulder with an oval seal inscribed 'SANDEMAN PORT', with a 'kick-up' base, ht. 13 1/2 in. Footnotes: Sandeman's was one of the leading firms of London wine merchants with headquarters at 20 St Swithin's Lane and 13 Sherborne Lane between 1805 and 1969. Provenance With Neil Willcox, 30 May 2001 A C Hubbard Jr Collection Literature David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles (2015), pp.1246-7 Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing