Sold for A$140
One Gallon / Sharpe Bros' / Hands Across the Sea / (Hands Across the Sea) / Trade Mark / (Demijohn) / Health / Beverages / By / Natural / Hygienic / Process / 2 Gold Medals / 1 Silver Medal / N.Z. Internatl / Exn 1906-7 / Original / Unapproachable / Largest Manufacturers / in Australasia / Caution / Persons Damaging, retaining or / trading with this jar are liable / to be prosecuted // (Impressed) R. No potters stamp. Original stopper: Australia / and / Sharpe Bros / New / Zealand.. Demijohn. Printed. Two tone, tan top, off white body. Black print. 1 Gallon. 330 mm without stopper. 1910s
Excellent. (8.1). Very minor glaze flake to upper left lip. A little grime. Wire handle is rusty. A little surface rust. Some minor glaze wear in places. Some scratches and spots of grime. Tiny glaze flake to left shoulder edge. Some making marks. We haven't sold one like this with a different Cautionary message at the front, using the word damaging rather than detaining and dropping the word misappropriating which is on most Sharpe's demijohns. The above was the description when this demijohn sold way back in Auction 34 in 2018. The buyer never paid for this item, and so we are now eventually re-offering it. Estimate: $100-150
