Sold for A$225
H. E. Reading / & / Sons / Bunbury. W. A // Acme Patent / 4 / Sole Makers / Dan Rylands Ld / Barnsley. No base mark. (Western Australia) Aerated Water Codd Applied top. Acme patent with groove to either sided and dimple in middle. Aqua. Brown marble. 10 oz. 233 mm. 1880s
Good. Polished. Small inner lip flake to the rear. Small impact to upper lip. Inner chamber is a little pitted and etched. Some etching to inner left body. Leg of the embossed R in Reading is flaked. Burst bubble to rear lower body has rounded edges. Some fisheyes and impact marks scattered around. Smooth and shiny surface in general. This has had an early polish job with the embossing flattened through & Sons. The rest of the embossing is a bit rounded, but far from the worst we have seen. A lovely example of this coloured marble codd bottle. This is the same example that we sold in Auction 13. This is from the World famous Russ Smith collection from England. Grade: 6.5 Estimate: $300 - 400
