£14,500 price puts bottle among greats
IT may be a specialised collecting area, but antique bottles have plenty of enthusiasts at all levels. In the sub-sector of antique wine bottles, this 7in (18cm) high example ticked many of the boxes when it came up for sale in Exeter at Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood last week.
Its shape, a transition between the 17th century shape globe and shaft and the onion form of the ear…