Sold for A$3,550
Impressed: Swan Brewery / Perth. (Makers ink stamp) Compactum / Patent / Sole Licensees / L. Lumley & Co / London. Impressed 4. Brass "Adams" tap. (Western Australia) Demijohn Impressed Cylindrical stoneware barrel. Impressed. All tan. Decorative marks around upper and lower body. 4 Gallon 405 mm long. 1900s
Excellent. On the underside (when the barrel is lying in position) is a 320 mm long hairline/crack. This crack is pretty fine over most of its length and kind of overlaps in part of it suggesting this was there during firing. There are some little airbubbles in the surface of the glaze. One small blowout on the side. Wooden stand has been made to fit this piece. A pretty remarkable piece of stoneware and very rare. Grade: 8.1 Estimate: $4000 - 6000
