Sold for A$35
Keep the / stopper tight / This jar is the absolute / property of / and must be returned to / Sharpe Bros. / Australia / & / New Zealand / Original & Largest Hygienic Brewery / Caution / Persons Damaging, Wilfully / Retaining, Trading with or / Misappropriating the use of / this Jar / will be prosecuted / Sharpe Bros / Trade / Mark Regd. // Hoffman Melbourne 1929. Original stopper: Australia / and / Sharpe Bros / New / Zealand. Demijohn Printed Two tone, chocolate top. Off white body. Black print. 1 gallon. 325 mm. 1920s
Excellent. Couple of glaze hairlines to upper lip. Some surface grime to be found. Some crazing to be found. Lovely colourations. Some surface scuffs and scratches to the glaze. Great example, a nice Hoffman pottery example from Brunswick, Melbourne. Grade: 8.2 Estimate: $50 - 75