Sold for A$28
Pair of Victorian ginger beers: 1. A. Deans & Co. / Registered / Trade A.D. Mark / Celebrated / Ginger Beer / Brewed / Barkly St / Ararat. No potters stamp. (Victoria) 2. Gray's / Celebrated / Tonic Beer / Campbell's Ck. Potters stamp: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo / Coy Ltd. (Victoria) Ginger Beer Cork Stoppered 1. Tan top, off white body. Black print. 13 oz. 2. Tan top, off white body. Black print. Internal Thread. 13 oz. 1. 216 mm. 2. 226 mm without stopper.. 1910s
1. Very Good. Looks good from the front, but has a few lip chips. The right rear lip has a 10 x 13 mm chip, the left rear lip has a 5 x 4 mm chip alongside two other smaller ones and some wear towards the other chip at the rear. Some little nibbles to lower lip. There are a couple of rust spots to the front. A few little spots of wear to body glaze and some scratches. Nice mottled glaze to the tan neck. 2. Good. 10 x 5 mm chip to inner front lip. A few little flakes to outer front lip. Crack to rear is about 140 mm, most of this is somewhat discoloured. Large kiln kiss to right of badge. Making mark above left of front stamp. Glaze flake to upper rear body. Discoloured to left shoulder in the area of the crack. Right base edge has a couple of little flakes. Shallow flake under front base. Stopper has a scratch or hairline across the top. White parts are glaze misses to the stopper. Looks quite good on the shelf, the crack will clean up better. Grade: N/A Estimate: $40 - 60
