Sold for A$230
(Fancy shield) / W. I. Thrower / Trade (Elephant) Mark / Launceston. No potters stamp. (Tasmania) Ginger Beer Cork Stoppered Dump shape. All Grey. Blue Print. 10 oz. 164 mm. 1890s
Very Good. One silver looking surface scratch to the left rear upper body. A couple more lower down the rear. Really nothing after market wrong with this so should grade higher. The ink stamp is typically light and blurry on this one. Crude making marks, glaze misses, rough glaze and so forth scattered around, all from making. A few small flakes to base edge, possibly potters pulls from making. Physically a lovely bottle which shows the crudity of these early pieces of Tasmanian made pottery. Grade: 7.9 Estimate: $100 - 150
