Sold for A$45
Four Melbourne Sauces: 1. Smith & Lambert / Highett / Railway Station / Moorabbin / Victoria. No base mark. 2. A. Hoadley & Co. / (Rising Sun) / Ex Umbra in Solem / Tomato / Sauce / Melbourne & Sydney. Base mark: M. 3. Smith & Lambert / Highett / Railway Station / Moorabbin / Victoria. No base mark. 4. T. S. Smith & Co. / Cheltenham / Victoria. Base Mark: M. (Victoria, New South Wales). Household. Sauce. 1. Applied top, tooled finish. Amethyst. 13 oz. 2. Applied top, tooled finish. Clear. 13 oz. 3. Applied top, tooled finish. Amethyst. 13 oz. 4. Applied top, tooled finish. Clear. 13 oz. 1. 248 mm. 2. 245 mm. 3. 241 mm. 4. 244 mm.. 1910s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Fair. 35 mm crack along right lip. 15 mm crack along left lip. 30 mm crack to right body across seam. 20 x 16 mm butterfly type bruise to right mid rear. 12 x 6 mm bruise to left mid rear. 9 mm fracture to left lower rear. Probably some other marks, but you get the idea. Oiled internally. 2. Very Good. A bit hazy in places. Surface bubble to lower front neck. A bit of spotty stain to lower rear actually looks like remnants of the label. Right base edge has a small nibbled surface flake. Couple of tiny base heel nicks. 5 mm fracture to lower left rear body. Some scratches and the odd little scuff mark. 3. Excellent. Small flake to inner right lip. Small surface bubble on the embossing. A little grime. A few little scuffs and scratches and some making marks. Great colour, this is a really nice example. 4. Very Good. Some inner haze. Couple of tiny nicks to outer lip. Inclusion to upper right rear has no associated damage. Tiny nick or two to heel. Flake to M of Cheltenham. Some scratches and little scuff marks. Couple of nice sauces in this lot.. Estimate: $30-50
