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LONG NECKED WINE (PC-038) Region From: Possibly Shiraz, Persia. Estimated Date of Production: Late 1800s to early 1900s. Dimensions: 395 mm in height, 169 mm by 110 mm in circumference. Weight: 1650 grams. Colour: Light green aqua. Technique: Blowpipe pontilled, freeblown, double v-tooled lip. Description: Long-necked bottle of a much more modern consistency than PC-112. Appears to be newer construction. It wouldn’t surprise me to find that the glass is late 19th or early 20th century Condition: Light internal stain. Provenance: Purchased August 2012 from a North Carolina dealer, who said that he had seen/sold these in the 1970s, and that they were identified as Persian wines at that time. Literature: n/a Related Works outside this collection: Similar piece in Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
