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Schnapshund - Blown Clear Glass Brandy Bottle - Switzerland, Flühli, Late 18th Century

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"Schnapshund - Blown Clear Glass Brandy Bottle - Switzerland, Flühli, Late 18th Century"

SCHNAPSHUND
Zoomorphic brandy bottle
Colorless glass, blown in a mold and worked with pliers
Black and white enamels for the eyes
Switzerland, Flühli glassworks
Late 18th century
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~25 x ~8 x ~12 cm [L x D x H]
Very good general condition
Small loss to the muzzle, as well as to the glass net around the tail
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The oldest example referenced is dated 1769 [Horat 1986, p.170]. It bears on the chest, like ours, an anepigraphic seal (a collar medal?), but the tail is trumpet-shaped, very widely flared. Our example, with its cord separation at mid-body and its straight tail, corresponds to the typology of the end of the 18th century [ibid., p.171].
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Reference
Heinz Horat, Flühli-Glas, Verlag Paul Haupt Bern und Stuttgart, 1986