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LOT 2118

Tudor Period Glass Onion Bottle

16TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/4 in. (895 grams, 16 cm high).

Of squat, bulbous form, with kick-up to base.

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 2118

Tudor Period Glass Onion Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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