Sold for A$520
Rowlands / Late / Rowlands / & Lewis / Ballarat / & / Melbourne // Evan Rowlands / Registered 6 January 1880 around a farmer and miner trade mark / Trade Mark. Base Embossing: M.G.B.C around heel, under base: R. Aerated Water Codd 13 oz. Aqua, dump shape with three indented triangles – Hill's Patent. 191 mm. 1880s-1890s
Good. Has been polished. Retains some minor internal haze in the neck region. Bottle still shows evidence of several pit marks and fisheyes, particularly around the upper left region of the trade mark. The embossing is rounded, and very faint on the registered date above the trade mark. Seam lines are no longer visible. This is a rare bottle in an unusual shape, one of the better Rowlands bottles to obtain! Grade: 6.2 Estimate: $900 - 1000
