Sold for A$500
W. A. Lion Brewery / (Lion) / Coolgardie. Base Mark: 9244 / C. S. & Co Ld. (Western Australia) Aerated Water Codd Applied top. Two way pour Niagara style patent with four tear drops. Smoky. 7 oz. 197 mm. 1890s
Very Good. The colour is very unusual, a smoky colour with a yellow tone, quite unusual. However, this bottle has a thin coating of something over it, to disguise the haze presumably, and this may have discoloured although on the rear where I have scraped part of this thin layer off, it appears the same colour underneath! The other interesting point to note, all the shiny patches to the rear are actually where this coating has peeled off, the dull spots are the coating itself? 4 x 3 mm chip to rear body. Impact flake to left just behind seam line. Impact mark and scratch to front base edge. A few other deep impacts to be found around the base and one or two on the shoulder area. Scuffed areas evident to rear, with another to the front near the left base. Scattered fisheyes and scratches. Stained throughout, although shiny patches evident. A rare bottle from Western Australia, this is in decent condition. Grade: 7.3 Estimate: $800 - 1000
