Sold for A$2,050
Polar Bear on applied seal. Fired over pontil and 5 dots on base. Can be seen on this website as well http://www.gin-bottles.com/POLAR%20BEAR.htm Article in ABCR Volume 11 No. 4 April/May/June 2007 on history of Van Meerten & Zonen. Spirits Gin Dutch Case Gin, applied top. Applied seal to shoulder. Dark Olive Green. Quart. 297 mm. 1850s
Excellent. One of the rarest sealed gins available. There is an 8 x 2 mm chip to the right side of the seal that actually looks like it is a burst bubble. Also a 4 x 2 mm very shallow chip to the top of the left side of the seal. Internally there is some light milky haze to part of the bottle. Over the body of the bottle are some scratches and scuffs. Great looking large and rare sealed Gin bottle. Grade: 8.15 Estimate: $1000 - 1500
