Sold for A$75
J. T. Shepheard & Co / (Star with words Star / Works inside) / Geraldton // Patent Safe Groove / 4 / Sole Makers / Dan Rylands Ld / Barnsley. No base mark. Aerated Water Codd Applied top. One way pour. Aqua. 13 oz. 234 mm. 1880s-1890s
Good. Polished. 17 mm extremely fine and hard to see fracture in lip at top of left seam. Remains of etching, scuffs and scratches after the polish. Inner lip flake. Some fisheyes and impact marks, mainly around the left side base. Embossing is quite pronounced on the front, the makers mark to the rear is light. Unusually, the marble has split in two on this one, with the two halves sitting in the base of the bottle. There is a very shallow surface bubble on the L of Geraldton. Grade: 6.15 Estimate: $50 - 75
