Sold for A$50
Crowder / & // Letchford / Freemantle. Aerated Water Maugham Applied top. Aqua. 13 oz. 226 mm. 1880s
Fair. Polished. Crack to lip from top to bottom of blob, about 17 mm. Also forms a 10 x 5 mm bruise to the inner lip at this same location. Bottle has been heavily etched and pitted prior to the polish. Still has pit marks throughout, but they are now shiny. Couple of open bubbles with some stain inside. A few fisheyes around the base and remnants of scratches. Embossing is quite rounded. Rare bottle, decent enough shelf example. Grade: 5 Estimate: $50 - 75