Featured Nailsea? Glass lay down flask / bottle.

Best guess I could come up with on this one is perhaps an old Nailsea type bottle - but it's not something I have any experience with. It's 9" long, 5 1/2" wide at the widest point. Well worn on each side where it's been laid down. Holds about 28 ounces (825 ml or so).

Nailsea? Somethine else? Thanks for looking!

 

you've got a great eye mate, i seem to like eveything you post

it does look like that from a quick search

i think this looks like a beach type find, almost sea glass type wear. looks like its definetly been outside at some point

i quite like that look though

 

Fantastic photos

 

It looks like Nailsea to my inexpert eye. It is gorgeous!

Always.

Always.

 

Similar? (different "neck"?)


https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/510923/delightful-early-victorian-nailsea-glass-flask-circa-1840/

 

Spot on for Nailsea, drawn and feathered glass. Probably had a silver stopper although some had glass ones. Early 19th. Or perhaps earlier given the frit in it.

 

OOOOOOOOH!!!!!! Something I've never seen before!!!!! And then SBSVC comes up with another one!!!! @aaroncab, I LOVE that bottle!!!!! Had never before heard of 'Nailsea'!!!! LOVE learning the new stuff!!
(and the only "laydown" thing I had was the tiny perfume I gave away!!)

 

Google on Nailsea walking sticks.

 

Something new to learn! You guys keep filling my mind - its a wonder it has not exploded yet, what with all of the knowledge you keep pouring into it.

Maybe that just goes to show how empty it was to start with................

 

Just to be certain, everyone calls it "Nailsea" but there's no documentation that the decoration was ever done there. No, there's no agreement where it WAS done, either.

 

Not all "Nailsea" was done close to Bristol, true enough, but the received wisdom this side of the pond is that Nailsea glass did turn some out.

 

Good article here: https://scottishantiques.com/nailsea-glass

 

Thanks Charlie! It certainly does have a lot of wear - might have been buried and then dug at some point, but I don't think it's been in the sea - the pontil is still got a bit of roughness to it.

 

Thanks everyone for your very informative replies! Seems like there is no true hard consensus as to their being a true "Nailsea" from "Nailsea" glass - but I think this one does fall into the generally accepted genre. I so appreciate everyone's thoughts! Thanks again!

 

Thanks Ratsy, and AJ

 

Fantastic info, thanks OBB

 

most welcome!

 

I had never heard of it--thanks for the interesting read !