A Green Glass Cast Bronze-Mounted Straight-Sided Bottle

Mid-19th century
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L O T 9

  • The bulbous cap topped with a bronze boss and similarly decorated neck above the bottle with rounded shoulders and central reserve etched with archaic characters.

  • No evidence of chips, cracks, or other defects.

  • Indian origin, probably manufactured by the Bharat family-owned company selling to apothecaries and laboratories. Owned by Sanjay Soorma, gifted to heirs (1925), sold to private collector (1980).

lot 9

A Green Glass Cast Bronze-Mounted Straight-Sided Bottle


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