A ROTHSCHILD 17th century globe bottle has been sold at auction for £45,000.

The Dutch silver-mounted green glass shaft was previously estimated to be worth between £1,000 and £2,000.

It was auctioned off at auctioneers Woolley & Wallis of Salisbury on July 23.

Probably made by Hans C. Brechtel in The Hague in 1664, the 30cm high bottle is part of a large consignment of paintings, objects and works of art from the Rothschild family of Exbury House in Hampshire, which the auctioneers are dispersing across several sales this summer and autumn.

Together the 85 lots are expected to make a significant six-figure sum.