Sold for A$33
Lupulin // Hop // Bitters // W C & Co. No base mark. (Wilson, Crosbie & Co, Melbourne, Victoria) Spirits Bitters Applied top. Cabin style bitters. Aqua. 26 oz. 245 mm. 1880s
Good. 12 mm chip to lip is about 2 mm deep, further around upper lip both ways is a bit flaked as well, with a fracture associated. Lightly hazy in places. Large bubble is at the surface internally. A few pitted nicks to neck. Little flake to shoulder corner. Tiny nick near base edge. Impact to upper body on corner has a deep scuffed scratch and small associated bruise. Some scuffs and scratches. Quite rare, this is the first example we have sold of this Melbourne bitters. Grade: 6.6 Estimate: $40 - 60