Sold for A$100
Plain bottle, cross in a diamond on base. Labels: Genuine Hollands / First Class / Prize Medal Geneva / Melbourne 1880 / Philadelphia 1876 / Amsterdam 1883 / Paris 1878 / Pictures of Medals / Only Distilled by / Blankenheijm & Nolet / Rotterdam Holland // Genuine / Hollands Geneva / Crown over Crossed Anchors / Distilled / by / Blankenheijm & Nolet / Rotterdam / Holland Spirits Gin Medium Case Gin. "Free blown" style with tall applied lip. Dark olive green / black glass. Oval label black & white, Large label Brown (possibly faded red), blue and white. 20 oz. 258 mm. 1880s
Excellent. Lip has some little flakes to the front that can be seen in an area 6 x 1 mm but really amounts to just a bit of roughness. Original cork in place. Some minor scuffs and scratches on the body of the bottle. Labels are a bit torn and small areas missing but largely intact. Very unusual early gin with original labels in place. Grade: 8.8 Estimate: $100 - 150