Pair of Sharpe Bros. Demijohns.

Sold for A$60

1. Health Beverages / When Empty return to (in an arch) / Sharpe Bros / Australia / & / New Zealand // Caution. / This jar is the absolute property / of Sharpe Bros. Persons wilfully / retaining, damaging, trading with / it or misappropriating its use / will be prosecuted. Impressed: TO??. Sharpe Bros Hands Across the sea pictorial stopper. 2. Keep the / Stopper Tight / This jar is the absolute / property of / and must be returned to / Sharpe Bros. / Australia / & / New Zealand / Original & Largest Hygienic Brewers / Caution / Persons Damaging, Wilfully / Retaining, Trading with or / Misappropriating the use of / this Jar / Will be prosecuted. Sharpe Bros Australia and New Zealand stopper. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Demijohn. Printed. Tan top. Black Print. Internal Thread. One Gallon. 321 & 307 mm without stoppers. 1910s - 1920s

N/A. (N/A). 1. Very Good. Stained all the way around the base and lower section. Deep scratches on the back right shoulder over about 20 x 10 mm. Small pottery blowout to the lower back right. Some other small making marks and the like. Solid overall. 2. Repaired. Yes Repaired! The top has been stuck back on, quite neatly, at the neck. You can feel a jagged edge inside. Scratches around the mid shoulder where a wire handle must have been. Some other scratches and scrapes around. Bit dirty around the base. Bit of stain to the front. (late Ern Taylor Collection). Estimate: $30-50

Lot 681: Pair of Sharpe Bros. Demijohns.

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