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“I was an active collector of old bottles in my youth and from there my knowledge grew from wheeling and dealing at all of Londons Antique markets like Bermondsey, Camden Lock, Covent Garden and Portobello Road.
Today, I have an eclectic knowledge of many antique collectable fields. This has helped me to form a wide range of private collections in the last 35 years or so.”
Laurence Cooper, the Purveyor
Latest find
Sandford Hall Sontforde Family Shropshire Wine Bottles
2200 each
On offer is a rare opportunity to purchase a piece of Shropshire history. These three bottles were found back in the mid 1990,s whilst draining the lake at Sandford Hall Claverley, near Shrewsbury. The house has a 1000 years of history associated with many owners beginning with Gerard de Tournai who bequeathed it too Thomas de Saundford around the time after the Norman conquest. I am listing all three bottles which each have there own appeal from the muddy example that is unwashed and two others. No major damage can be seen apart from the odd chip to seal or lip. Some attached history enclosed with 3 more pages to be found online. Rarely do you have a choice of 3 sealed bottles with provenance, which one would you like?
.Each bottle is £2200.