Lot 1040: Blue Glass Stick Bottle. John Hempsted, Queensland. Adams & Barretts Patent. 10 oz.

Good (6.4). Polished. Still a bit stained internally and a little etched. Some surface crazing below lip. Small annealing mark or two inside lip. Some scratches to inner neck. Rear base edge directly down from Queensland has an 8 mm surface mark. This may be the remains of a slightly deeper mark which has possibly been smoothed over slightly, doesn't look like there has been any major work done here. The embossing is rounded from the polish job, the makers mark at the upper body is quite indistinct. Some little impact marks to the embossing. Some fisheyes and impact marks. Remains of some scratches as well. One little indent to upper side body, not sure if this is a making mark or a small flake, either way, it is very small. An extremely rare bottle! I have been told there may be another one or two known, but possibly not as dark as this great mid blue example. A once in a lifetime opportunity! EST: $3000 - 5000