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Glass "onion" bottle with beautifully marbled exterior (intact except for small pit).

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 375.00 USD
Glass  onion  bottle with beautifully marbled exterior (intact except for small pit).
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Glass "onion" bottle with beautifully marbled exterior (intact except for small pit). 614 grams, 7" tall and 5-3/4" in diameter. There are two schools of thought as to why these are called "onion" bottles, both on display here: They are bulbous in shape, like an onion; and their exteriors flake off like the outer layers of an onion when filled with too-acidic wine that leaches through the glass. This specimen shows contrastingly tan patches all over where it is flaking, attractively pearlized elsewhere, its slightly repaired rim with encrustation inside, wide and smooth pontil on bottom. Pedigreed to the Marty Meylach collection. Recovered from:Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys