Lot 489: Antique Ginger Beer Bottles

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Sold for A$362

Pair of Ginger Beers: 1. Frankston Springs Co. / Brewed / Trade (Dolphin) Mark / Ginger / Beer / Melbourne. Impressed stamp: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo. (Victoria) 2. Blue Mountain / Bronger's / Ginger Beer. Impressed stamp: Bourne / 2 / Denby. (New South Wales) Ginger Beer Various 1. Champagne. Blue Top. Black Print. 10 oz. 2. Dump. All White. Blue Print. 10 oz. 217 & 165 mm. 1900s

1. Good. Fairly deep 12 x 11 mm chip to the back right top has been coloured over but not filled. Smaller chips around the rest of the lip with the same treatment. Body is stained. Some scratches. Front base edge has two chips: 15 x 8 & 15 x 6 mm. Basically solid enough but needs a good clean and fixing up. (6.0). 2. Fair. Has had a large chip (37 x 28 mm) at the lower front just below the print. This has been filled but the line around the outer edge of it is obvious. Under the base edge beneath the potters stamp is an unfilled chip of 24 x 11 mm. Scrape to the back. Glaze wear around the shoulder. Overpainting extends beyond the filled chip but no signs of further damage. Nice print. Worth cleaning up and getting properly repaired. (5.9). Grade: N/A Estimate: $70 - 100
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