Strange ornate bottle ID

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Tonight I was digging in the 1870s-1890s trash pit in my yard and found these ornate bottles. They have no brand names on them. I'm wondering what they are ???. I'm not planning on selling them, but what are they worth?

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They look like salad oil/ dressing/ vinegar decanters.
 

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We found similar bottles while salvaging the 1866 wreck of the Brig Baltic in the Bahamas several years ago.
I ID-ed your second bottle as an English oil and vinegar cruet--missing the glass 'stopper'.
Don....
 

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Hello coinman,

You didn't mention their size. They are the former, or some of the former, residents of a caster set, used for oil, vinegar, condiments and accoutrements for the table. By themselves, not very long in the value department, but a cool dig, nonetheless.

 

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