Sold for A$30
Health Beverages / When empty return to / Sharpe Bros / Australia / & / New Zealand // Caution. / Persons detaining, / misappropriating or trading / with this jar are liable / to be prosecuted. Potters Stamp: R. Fowler / 1912 / Sydney. Also has original stopper in place. Demijohn Ginger Beer Internal thread, big blob top, two tone with tan top. Black print on off white body. 1 gallon. 335 mm without stopper. 1910s
Excellent. 8 x 8 mm shallow chip to side lip. Couple of tiny nicks elsewhere to lip. A few discoloured scrapes to the tan shoulder neck, looks like metal has scraped over it, these are surface marks and quite small. There are a few noticeable dark scratches to the white body as well, the front left near the base has a discoloured scuff mark. Some light wear and scuffs around the shoulder edge. Under the base is a large but very shallow flake over up to 60 x 20 mm, but this is more than likely from when it was removed from the potters wheel. Very crudely made, one of the more noticeable marks is a deep gouge to the front left near the base, there is a small glaze flake to this, but the most part, this is definitely a making mark. Grade: 8.5 Estimate: $50 - 75
