A SEALED GLASS ONION WINE BOTTLE, PROBABLY OXFORD, CIRCA 1700-1720

A SEALED GLASS ONION WINE BOTTLEPROBABLY OXFORD, CIRCA 1700-1720Of dark-olive green tint, string rim15.5cm highBearing a seal stamped with "CC" (addorsed and interlinked), surmounted by an Earl's coronet, within a lined border. The initials relate to Cornbury and Clarendon and the bottle can be attributed to Henry Hyde, The first Lord Cornbury and second Earl of Clarendon (1638-1709). Similar seals have been found at Cornbury Park, north of Oxford, the home of the family. See page 245/246 in Roger Dumbrell's "Understanding wine bottles", Antiques Collectors Club, publ. 1983.See: "Antique Sealed Bottles 1640-1900 by David Burton and Christopher Mortimer, Volume 3, P.1086Condition Report: 2cm section of seal rim missing at 6 o'clock, string rim fine, scratches and abrasions to the bottle surface commensurate with ageCondition Report Disclaimer