Lot #: 47687

Wine bottle 9498

Maker / Publisher:		V.O.C.
Place & Date:		Dutch East India Company, Netherlands, ca. 1735-1750
Colored:		Uncolored.
Size:		170 x 150 mm / 6.7 x 5.9 inches
Condition:		Onion-shaped wine bottle of green glass filled with red (port) wine and sealed with cork and wax that the cork had to hold in place. Dutch East India Company, Netherlands, 1700 - 1735

$2500 / ≈ €2190

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The Onion-shaped wine bottle is of green glass and is sealed with cork and wax that the cork holds in place. The many years that the bottles spent under the water have left their mark in the shape of the mother of pearl that covers the old “onion bottle”. It cannot be determined with any certainty which wine or type of wine is inside the bottle.

The provenance is uncertain; Often, this type of bottle is offered and linked to the VOC vessel "'t Vliegent Hert". We don't know to which ship these belonged. This type of early wine bottle still filled with its original wine is a rare find.

Might it still be drinkable?
In theory, deep water offers perfect conditions for aging wine: cool, dark, and anaerobic. The temperature of ocean water decreases as depth increases so one can assume that sea-aged bottles have been living at cold temperatures since 1750's.
North Sea coastal waters are generally very pure (hence lots of seafood), with low salinity.
The high pressure of deep water forces corks to retain a tight seal — the water pressure counteracts the pressure inside the bottle. But with still wines, the pressure can force corks into the bottle.

Of course, the wine in these bottles is no longer drinkable, but you must admit: it would make your collection more exclusive.

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