Lot 291: A Trio of Mid-20th Century Leather and Hide Covered Bottles

This lot comprises three glass bottles of varying sizes, each featuring a hand-applied folk craft covering. The decorative exteriors are constructed from dark maroon leather, panels of animal hide with natural hair, and woven grass bands displaying a geometric checkerboard pattern. The central and tallest bottle is of a cylindrical form with a tapered neck and a leather-capped stopper. It features a moulded mark on the glass body consisting of a square logo containing a circle, with the text BERNIHOUSE below. The two accompanying bottles follow a similar decorative scheme with leather-wrapped necks and hide-covered bodies. The leather components are secured with stitching, and two of the vessels retain leather carrying straps.

Height: 24.5 cm (central bottle)
Height: 22 cm (left bottle)
Height: 18 cm (right bottle).