Sold for A$3,916
Billows / Propty Ltd / Melbourne // Patent / No. 27822/09. Impressed on shoulder: Skey / Tamworth. (Victoria) Demijohn Printed Internal Thread. Patent Internal thread tap also. Tan top. Black Print. Half Gallon. 269 mm. 1910s
Excellent. Original stopper inside the top (tightly in place and we haven't taken it out). Also the original wire and internal thread stopper in the tap. Given the other parts are, the wire handle could well be the original too. Some small rust stain spots where the fittings fit to the stoneware. Small glaze chip under the Patent print at the base edge. Some making indents and marks around the base edge. Fine marks around the surface. A really attractive and rare small sized demijohn. Grade: 8.4 Estimate: $1000 - 1500
