Lot 535: Old Antique Stoneware Ginger Beer Bottles

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Pair of Wilce's Ginger Beers: 1. This bottle is the property of / Wilce's / Brewed / Stone / Ginger Beer / (Triangle) / Sydney. Impressed stamp: R. Fowler Ltd / 36 / Sydney. 2. This bottle is the property of / * / Wilce's / * / Sydney. Impressed stamp: R. Fowler Ltd / 1922 / Sydney. (New South Wales) Ginger Beer Various 1. Crown Seal. Dump. Tan Top. Black Print. 10 oz. 2. Blob Top. Dump. All Tan. Black Print. 10 oz. 182 & 165 mm. 1920s-1930s

1. Very Good. 7 x 4 mm of glaze chipping at the front lip. A patchy flaked line on the side lip of about 15 x 2 mm. A few other fleabites around. Impact and body chip at the right mid level of 6 x 2 mm. From this mark runs a fine hairline up and down the bottle of a total of 75 mm. A little crazing and light scratches and scuffs elsewhere. Good looking bottle. 2. Very Good. 5 x 2 mm chip to the inner front lip. Right side lip has an area of 13 x 6 mm that seem to be partially glaze scraped off and partially a miss from manufacture. There is a thin line of glaze wear extending behind this. The shoulder has a couple of flakes but also thin glaze and a glaze miss just below the shoulder at the left side. Near the base edge are a few more spots of missed glaze. Some surface scratches and scuffs most noticeable down the back. Good looking bottle. Grade: N/A Estimate: $70 - 100
Old Antique Stoneware Ginger Beer Bottles
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