Sold for A$210
J. A. M. Shelley / Trade / (Shell with a large S) / Mark / Broken Hill / N.S.W. // Please Replace / The Stopper. No base mark. Plain Stopper. (New South Wales). Aerated Water. Internal Thread. Shouldered cylinder. Applied top. Aqua. 26 oz. 258 mm without stopper. 1900s
Good. (6.5). About a 14 x 4 mm bruise to upper and inner front lip, hard to measure exactly as it is indistinct in places. 8 x 8 mm mark to front left outer lip, I thought this was wear to start with, but in hindsight, I think it is a resin filled chip that has been sanded over, obviously, hard to tell so a decent job. Either way, something has occurred here. Some small making splits around the upper lip. Hazy throughout. 5 x 4 mm nibbled flake to right rear heel. Some small spots of deep pitted wear. Pitted scratches as well. Couple of smaller pitted impact nicks to the heel. Some little fisheyes and impact marks. Right neck and lip has an odd texture, I think this is where rust has been on the bottle which has come off removing a fine layer of glass in places. Upper right has another small patch of surface flakes for the same reason. Plenty of scratches, heaviest to the rear, but still some to the front as well. Super strong embossing has some high point wear and some nibbled flakes. Remains a solid example of a lovely looking bottle.. Estimate: $100-150
