A leather bottle, 17th century

細節
A leather bottle, 17th century
of globular outline, with flat arched panels to the ends, one side indistinctly punched with the owner's initials and date, further punched to both sides with rosettes, the arched top with suspension holes to the butressed neck, with later associated stopper and leather strap -- 8in. (20.5cm) high
See Illustration

拍品專文

Comparative lots sold in these rooms, The John Fardon Collection, 1 May 1996, lots 148-50.
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Oliver Baker, Black Jacks and Leather Bottells, 1921. Numerous comparative examples are illustrated throughout.