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Dutch glass "onion" bottle, ca. 1750, with exterior exfoliation.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Non-wreck Artifacts Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:125.00 - 200.00 USD
Dutch glass  onion  bottle, ca. 1750, with exterior exfoliation.
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Dutch glass "onion" bottle, ca. 1750, with exterior exfoliation. 490 grams, 7" tall and 5-1/4" in diameter. So-called "onion" bottles got their name from two things: their onion-like shape, and the fact that under certain conditions the acidity of the wine inside causes exterior layers of the glass to peel like the skin of an onion. This piece demonstrates both in a beautiful (albeit fragile) display, with lots of tan patches in addition to the green.