Sold for A$200
R. Savage & Co. / Sparkling / XXX / Hop Ale / Federal Brewery Wahgunyah. Impressed stamp: The Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo / Coy Ltd. Plus correct stoneware stopper. (Victoria) Ginger Beer Internal Thread Champagne shape. Tan top. Black Print. 10 oz. 224 mm without stopper. 1890s
Very Good. With sticker and texta marks showing this was originally from Denis O'Hoy's collection. Lip has four small chips, one at the back of 4 x 2 mm which also has 5 mm hairlines either side of it. At the front right - 4 x 3, 3 x 3 and 4 x 2 mm. Crazing throughout the tan glaze. A scrape down the right side. Chips at the left and back base of 13 x 11 and 11 x 5 mm. Front base edge has a small impact mark with a curving hairline of about 30 mm around the base edge. Three "chips" under the base look to have been fired so are probably clay pulls from the potters wheel. Stamp is very good for these, bit blurry at the bottom but these are usually very hard to read. Much better than average example of this hard to get bottle. Grade: 7.6 Estimate: $100 - 150
