Antique Onion Bottle Start Price USD 55.00 Current Price USD 85.00 Time Left - Bid Count 4 Buy It Now Price USD 85.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Florence, South Carolina See more about 'Antique Onion Bottle ' Description This free blown bottle is a nice olive green in color. It has a beautiful shaped kicked up underside and a sharp pontil scar, This bottle has a narrow tapering neck, it also has a narrow applied overlapping string rim.  This bottle measures 7 1/2 inches tall and the base is 5 1/2 inches across.  This bottle is extremely heavy for an onion. This bottle is one from a collection of 150 onion bottles that will be auctioned off over the next few weeks. I collected these bottles over a 5 year period while living in Guyana. This collection of bottles was recovered from the Essequibo river in Guyana while diving off the banks of fort Island. Fort Island has the ruins of a Dutch Fort that was built in the early 1700. Fort Island was the seat of Government of the country during the Dutch colonial era.  The condition of this bottle is good. It has a very slight nibble in the opening of the bottle. This bottle has no other chips, dings, or cracks.  There is some typical surface wear and abrasions on this bottle. This bottle has never been cleaned. This bottle has a beautiful shine. .    If you are looking for a distinguished, unpolished, and legitimate early 18th century wine bottle, they don’t get much better. Height of the bottle is approximately 7 1/2 inches and the body diameter is 5 1/2inches. This bottle will make a wonderful early 18th century decorative accessory, a decanter for actual use in serving wine, or a highlight addition to your dealer inventory.  Thanks for looking, tracking, bidding, and book-marking this fine 18th century tavern bottle. Absolutely guaranteed authentic. Good luck Place a Bid!