A DUTCH AMETHYST-TINTED GLASS BOTTLE, LATE 17TH/ EARLY 18TH CENTURY |

of globe and shaft form, applied with eight vertical trails and a single ring collar on the tall neck, a small kick-up underneath the base, with metal-mount to rim and mounted-cork stopper,

In overall good appearance and generally good condition. The mount and cork stopper probably of a later date. Two of the ribs with a minor chip, some typical wear to the underside.
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A clear glass bottle of similar form is published by Pieter C. Ritsema van Eck, Glass in the Rijksmuseum, Zwolle, Vol. I, p. 189, no. 300, and for further examples applied with handles see, p. 191, nos. 303 and 304. An amethyst-tinted bottle of this form from the Wunsch foundation was sold at Christie's South Kensington, 30th October 2012, lot 185.