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16. A sealed and dated onion wine bottle, c.1709, with string rim and kick-in base, the glass of a dark green metal, the seal inscribed with the letters R and N either side of a shield bearing crossed bones, above the date 1709, 17cm. ÂŁ1,500-2,000 Cf. David Burton, Antique Sealed Bottles 1640-1900, Vol. II, p.553 for the catalogue entry of an identical onion bottle. The seal has yet to be identified but a very similar seal dated 1707 was unearthed in Derby.
17. A rare octagonal wine bottle, mid 18th century, the straightsided form rising to round shoulders and a tall tapering neck, and an onion bottle, with kick-in base and string rim, the surface of the latter degraded, 24cm max. (2) ÂŁ300-500 Provenance: from a private collection in London.
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18. A small sealed mallet bottle, mid 18th century, the straightsided form with a short tapering neck, applied with a circular seal bearing the initials H P A, with kick-in base and string neck rim, 17cm. ÂŁ500-1,000 Provenance: from a private collection in London.