Lot 239: Demijohn. Adelaide Chemical Works. Poison. Half Gallon. (South Australia)

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Sold for A$430

Poison / 1/2 Gallon / The property of / The Adelaide / Chemical Works / Company Ltd. Potters stamp: Bendigo Pottery / Epsom / Bendigo. (South Australia). Demijohn. Impressed. Internal thread. Salt Glaze. Impressed. 1/2 gallon. 238 mm without stopper. 1920s

Very Good. (7.5). The inner lip edge has a flake over 20 x 5 mm which is reasonably shallow, another around from this is about 7 x 5 mm. A bit of dust and grime in places. Couple of kiln kisses to mid and upper right, these are from making. Little nick or two to base edge. Couple of spots of wear to the glaze around the body. Some little blow outs from making. The left shoulder has a large number of little glaze nicks, these are very shallow, basically spotty wear. We have only sold one of these before in Auction 45, this one is considerably better condition. . Estimate: $200-250
Demijohn. Adelaide Chemical Works. Poison. Half Gallon. (South Australia)
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