Antique Glass Sealed Wine Bottle English C1820

18th century

Sold by Marris Antiques

Description

Sealed wine bottle with a crest of a horse’s head with a branch within an octagonal shaped border. Three part moulded Ricketts Patent cylinder bottle c1820. The base moulded Ricketts & Co Glass Works Bristol. Lightly embossed around the edge of the shoulder PATENT. The initials on this elaborately engraved seal have been recorded as AGT or AET, surmounted by a unicorn’s head, the branch above the head giving the impression of the hours of a unicorn.

Although it is probably that this is a family crest, it is possible that the engraving relates to a Unicorn Tavern of which there are a number in London from early as the mid 17th century. Possible associations include the Unicorn Tavern in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden (1774 - 1789 and 1801 - 1827). The Unicorn, Clare Market (c1760), the Unicorn in Suffolk Street, Charing Cross (1770), the Unicorn Tavern Hoxton Old Town (1809 - 1827) and the Unicorn next to the Grasshopper, Lombard Street (1794 - 1874).

Information from Antique Sealed Bottles 1640-1900: and the Families who Owned Them by David Burton and Christopher Mortimer Antique Collectors' Club volume 3, p. 1452.

Physical Dimensions

Height

27.5cm (10.83")

Width

8.5cm (3.35")

Depth

8.5cm (3.35")

Declaration

Marris Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1000208

Dealers Internal Reference

12031

Description

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The initials on this elaborately engraved seal have been recorded as AGT or AET, surmounted by a unicorn’s head, the branch above the head giving the impression of the hours of a unicorn.

Marris Antiques

fig 1. Antique glass sealed wine bottle English c1820 — fig 1. Antique Glass Sealed Wine Bottle English C1820

Although it is probably that this is a family crest, it is possible that the engraving relates to a Unicorn Tavern of which there are a number in London from early as the mid 17th century. Possible associations include the Unicorn Tavern in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden (1774 - 1789 and 1801 - 1827). The Unicorn, Clare Market (c1760), the Unicorn in Suffolk Street, Charing Cross (1770), the Unicorn Tavern Hoxton Old Town (1809 - 1827) and the Unicorn next to the Grasshopper, Lombard Street (1794 - 1874).

Information from Antique Sealed Bottles 1640-1900: and the Families who Owned Them by David Burton and Christopher Mortimer Antique Collectors' Club volume 3, p. 1452.

Physical Dimensions

Height

27.5cm (10.83")

Width

8.5cm (3.35")

Depth

8.5cm (3.35")

Date of Manufacture

Marris Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1000208