THIS IS BEYOND MY EXPERIENCE. I HAVE ONLY BEEN INTO ANTIQUES FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THESE BOTTLES BEFORE. THE JOY OF LEARNING!!
TWO OLD VERY PRIMATIVE AQUA GLASS BOTTLES. THEY ARE ONION SHAPED, HAVE VERY SLIGHTLY LOBED UPPER BODIES, ONE RATHER MORE PRONOUNCED THAN THE OTHER , AND ARE A LITTLE FLARED AT THE RIMS. EACH HAS A TRAILED RING TO THE NECK.
THEY HAVE GENTLY DOMED BASES WITH PRONOUNCED ROUGH BROKEN PONTILS WHICH CONTAIN SAND. ONE ROCKS ON ITS BASE RATHER MORE THAN THE OTHER. ONE NECK INCLUDES SAND. THE LIPS ARE SMOOTH BUT IRREGULAR.
THE AQUA GLASS IS VERY BASIC, WITH LOTS OF INCLUSIONS OF BUBBLES, SAND AND EVEN TINY PEBBLES, BOTH ROUGH AND SMOOTH.
ONE IS 6" HIGH, THE OTHER 5.5".
CANNOT HAZARD A GUESS AT THE AGE, BUT THEY ARE OLD. WEAR TO THE BASES IN PATCHES. EXCELLENT CONDITION: NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR BRUISES.
TWO INTERESTING OLD BOTTLES. I LOVE THEM! GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION. OFFERED AT A LOW STARTING PRICE AND NO RESERVE.
CAREFULLY PACKED IN LARGE SIZED BUBBLE WRAP