Sold for A$110
Health Beverages / (Horseshoe shape) / When Empty Return to / Sharpe Bros / Australia / & / New Zealand // This jar is the property of / Sharpe Bros. Anyone / detaining, trading with or / misappropriating same is / liable to prosecution. No potters stamp. Sharpe Bros Australia and New Zealand stopper. (Note flat top variety with different back print) Demijohn Sharpe Internal Thread. Tan Top. Black Print. Gallon. 324 mm without stopper. 1910s
Very Good. 6 x 5 mm lip chip. About another six or seven smaller lip chips, flakes and glaze wear around the lip. Some deep glaze wear on the upper neck from the metal handle. Bit of crazing, some light stain and discolouration throughout. On the shoulder and body are just a handful of little pinprick marks, flakes and glaze scratches. A dark scratch but just on the surface through the upper middle part of the print. This is a scarce variety with the flat top, usually this style of print has the tulip shaped top. Also quite different print to the back. Nice jar. Grade: 7.7 Estimate: $200 - 300
