Sold for A$1,750
John Sloane Aerated Water / Ginger (Bottle) Beer / Manufacturer Nyngan, N. S. W. No potters stamp. Stopper printed: J. Sloane. Ginger Beer Lightning Stopper Two tone, tan top with off white body. Lightning stopper with red print. Blue print to body. 13 oz. 188 mm. 1900s
Excellent. Tiny glaze flake to upper right lip behind the wire. Surface scratch to lip glaze. Minor spot of wear to shoulder edge. Some minor discolouration to the lower half which may be from making. 5 x 2 mm shallow flake under front base, 13 x 5 mm extremely shallow flake under rear base likely to both have occurred when it was pulled off the potters wheel. Left side base has a small chip, 7 x 3 mm that has a 7 mm split coming from it. Some making lumps and pinholes to the glaze, including a lump to the trade mark. Some light glaze scratches scattered around. A superb example of a very rare bottle, with the original stopper, this is a must for the serious ginger beer collector. Grade: 8.2 Estimate: $2500 - 3000
