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| 17th Century Wine Bottles Worth a Fortune. |
... The unearthed bottles were later shown to be “shaft and globe style bottles, thought to date to c1665-1670” according to The Drinks Industry. They are made from black glass and are almost completely encrusted with gold and are about 8 inches (3 centimeters) high.
It is possible that the coat of arms may indicate that they were owned by George 3rd Baron of Coventry (1628-80). It is more likely that they were the possessions of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and 2nd Earl of Coventry (1628-1687)...
It seems that he had the wine bottles specially made. Mr. Blakeman told the Daily Mail that “back then, you had to be filthy rich to have your own wine bottles made, with the seals providing an extra status symbol”. The English aristocrat had a luxurious and lavish lifestyle and was notorious for his partying and many affairs...
Here is the link.
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Here is a chart that might come in handy. According to the article, the shape of a wine bottle gives a clue of what kind of wine was inside. Included is the following wine bottle decoder chart.
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| Wine Bottle Decoder Chart. Source: See link below. |
Here is the link for the article.
Types of Wine Bottles (infographic) | Wine Folly
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Here is a group of bottles described as 18th century wine bottles.
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| 18th Century Wine Bottles Sold on 1st Dibs. |
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Vintage 18th Century Wine Bottles For Sale at 1stDibs
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If you questioned me, just listen to this prominent Democratic member of Congress.
"There were actual officers working with this, and we never got to the bottom of that," Ocasio-Cortez said while clapping her hands for emphasis while discussing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. "We never got any answers about that and to this day, we're supposed to pretend that this never happened?"She told reporter Pablo Manríquez of Latino Rebels on Wednesday, "I have no idea what happened to the people on the inside who were very clearly sympathetic with what was going on and opening the doors wide open for that and we're– I'm supposed to sit here and pretend like none of that ever happened."
Source: AOC accuses Capitol Police of 'opening the doors' on Jan. 6 | Just The News
Good observations but she doesn't have it all put together yet. She is trying to put new wine into old skins. (Reference Matthew 9) New facts often require changing your mind.
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In treasure hunting, you observe, interpret, put it all together, and recover what was lost.
“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ (Luke 15:8-10)
On various levels, the significance of what you can see, is that it points you to what you can't yet see.
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We had some big tides today, but not a big surf. I haven't been out to the beach hardly at all this summer. I'll have to find a chance to do that.
Good hunting,
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