{"product_id":"antique-hand-blown-dark-olive-green-black-glass-bottle","title":"Antique Hand-Blown Dark Olive Green “Black Glass” Bottle","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA striking antique hand-blown black glass bottle in the classic onion form, likely dating to the late 18th or early 19th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBeautifully heavy with rich deep olive-black glass, this piece features an applied lip, pushed-in pontil base, and the soft asymmetry only true hand-blown glass carries. Under UV light, the glass remains dark and dense — consistent with early iron-rich black glass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOriginally designed for storing wine, spirits, or ale, bottles of this form were widely used throughout Europe and aboard ships during the Georgian era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eToday, it stands as a wonderfully sculptural decorative object — equally at home in a collector’s cabinet, library, map room, or layered amongst old books and timber.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA rare and atmospheric piece with tremendous presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eApprox. 19 cm high.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWear and irregularities consistent with genuine age and hand production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"kitten vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45886581997704,"sku":null,"price":395.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0294\/6826\/2536\/files\/IMG_9635.jpg?v=1779851369","url":"https:\/\/kittenvintagemackay.com.au\/products\/antique-hand-blown-dark-olive-green-black-glass-bottle","provider":"Kitten Vintage ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}