Sold for A$140
Health Beverages, / (Horseshoe shape) / When Empty return to / (wing-ding) / Sharpe Bros / Australia / & / New Zealand // Patented / No. 17627. // Caution. / Persons Detaining, / Misappropriating or trading / with this jar are liable / to be prosecuted. Impressed on shoulder: R. Fowler / Sydney. Stopper: Sharpe Bros, Australia and New Zealand. Demijohn Printed Internal Thread. Tap to front. Tan Top. Black Print. Gallon. 328 mm without stopper. 1900s
Very Good. 4 x 4 mm flake on the left lip with a 25 mm hairline running either side of it. Small flake on the front lip and some glaze wear to the top of the lip generally. Some wear on the neck from the metal handle. Shoulder and body in great shape. Very shallow 7 x 5 mm body chip near the back print. A couple of short firing cracks around the tap. The bottom half of the upper tap hole is chipped and worn. Great print and very hard to get in this variety with the tap. Grade: 7.8 Estimate: $150 - 200
