Sold for A$102
George St. South / J. Isaacs / Sydney / 6. No other stamps. (New South Wales) Pottery Tobacco Round, bulbous shaped Tobacco Jar. Applied handles. Tan top, white base. Impressed to shoulder. 6 Pound. 258 mm. 1890s
Good. 20 x 8 mm flake along upper left lip, smaller flake to front left lip edge. Couple of little inner lip flakes. Several discoloured hairlines from lip down. Also around the shoulder at front which is amongst crazing. Outer left handle has a nibbled flake. Couple of flakes to the right handle. Fine three way hairline to the mid rear. A bit discoloured. Some scratches. A bit of glaze wear. Couple of hairlines can be seen internally that don't show up outside, there is some inner base crazing too. A solid example of a scarce Sydney piece of pottery. Grade: 6.6 Estimate: $50 - 75