Sold for A$1,000
Cherry / Tooth Paste / H. Francis & Co / 31. Bourke St. East / Melbourne. Pot Lid Tooth Paste Black print on white rectangle lid. 70 mm across. 1890s
Very Good. Discoloured crazing throughout. Faint remains of the gold leaf border to outer edge. Couple of darker crazed lines to one corner one the edge. Curved glaze hairline on inside of lid over about 30 mm, this is not at all evident on the outside. Couple of tiny inner flange glaze flakes. Some rust spots and spots of discolouration. An extremely rare lid, no attempt has ever been made to clean this, in fact it was previously sitting in a drawer of common lids and was thought of as being of little significance. A professional clean will leave a lid which has little damage and will be near mint. This does not come with a base. Grade: 7.7 Estimate: $1500 - 2000
