Sold for A$70
Three early salad oils: 1. Coward's Salad Oil. Smooth indented base. 2. Fluted Salad Oil. British Registration Diamond to base (10th February 1855?). 3. Fluted Salad Oil. British Registration Diamond to base. Goldfields Salad Oil 1. Round. Eight panels to shoulder. Ring to neck. Eight tapered panels to upper neck. Small applied flared top. Aqua. 5 oz. 2. Fluted sides and shoulder. Thin applied top. Yellow-Aqua. 5 oz. 3. Fluted sides and shoulder. Thin applied top. Aqua. 5 oz. 222, 215 & 207 mm. 1850s-1860s
1. Excellent. Polished. Just a little bit of stain in the top. Light scratches. The polish has left a nicely detailed surface. Unusual little top on this one. 2. Good. Light scuffs and marks. Haze in the neck. Very fine 40 mm crack around the base edge - very difficult to see in places. Good looking bottle still. 3. Very Good. Bubble on the shoulder has a tiny hole in the surface and the bubble (10 x 4 mm) has filled with dirt. A bit of haze, some scuffs and scratches. Fleabite at the base edge. Nice bottle. Grade: N/A Estimate: $30 - 40
