Sold for A$210
Wilson Bros & Staley / Crystal / (Diamond) / Table Waters. Base: Vance & Ross / VR Monogram / Bottle Makers / Sydney. Aerated Water Codd Codd original or one way pour. Spun finished top. Aqua. 10 oz. 222 mm. 1900s-1910s
Very Good. Oiled internally. Bottle is very slightly out of shape with slightly flattened sides that appears to be from manufacture. Lower left lip has an inclusion that has a fine star fracture through it. A slight haziness all over (and there is some oil inside). Scratches and scuffs with the odd little fisheye to the surface. Very strong embossing. Rare marble bottle of New South Wales origin. Nothing definite is known about the company but there was a Staley & Co based in Strathfield in the early 1900s who were Coal Tar contractors (nasty as it sounds Coal Tar was sometimes used as an additive in early cordials!) Grade: 7.25 Estimate: $150 - 200
