Sold for A$66
Three Sydney ginger beers: 1. S within a Star. No potters stamp. 2. McLean / Trade (McL in a circle) Mark / Surry Hills. Potters stamp: Mashman / Chatswood. 3. Potters stamp: Mauri Bros & Thomson / Pinnacle / Sydney. (Starkey, Sydney, New South Wales) Ginger Beer Cork Stoppered 1. Salt Glaze. Impressed. 10 oz. 2. Salt Glaze. Impressed. 10 oz. 3. All white. 10 oz. 1. 172 mm. 2. 170 mm. 3. 170 mm.. 1880s-1910s
1. Very Good. Some minor lip wear, this is just through the glaze in places. A few spots of wear and tiny flakes to the shoulder. One larger mark is a kiln kiss. A little wear to base edge, one small flake under the base. A few little impact glaze flakes. Some scratches. Quite a decent example of this Starkey bottle. 2. Good. A few glaze flakes and some wear around the lip. Chip to front left shoulder, some other spots of wear around shoulder. 10 x 8 mm chip to potters stamp at base edge. Around from this is a 7 x 14 mm chip just up from the base edge. Glazed over chip to front base edge. 60 mm hairline to rear. Some grime. Some glaze wear to body. Some scratches. 3. Very Good. Little lip flake and small spot of wear. Little shoulder flake. Couple of spots of paint to the body. Some scratches and minor marks. Grade: N/A Estimate: $30 - 40
