Sold for A$1,150
Schweppes / Purveyors of / Mineral Waters / (Coat of Arms) / To. H. M. The King. No base mark. Household Cordial Applied top, tooled finish. Bulbous body. Light Aqua. 25 oz. 267 mm. 1910s
Mint. Tiny nick to upper neck ring. A little bit of grime. One or two short scratches. Superb embossing, superb condition all round. Needless to say, the most important and amazing part about this is the original labels. The neck label says: A dash of Passiflora imparts a unique flavour to cocktails & fruit cups. This is torn at the top, has some bends, some wear where it goes across the ribs and some fading. The main body label says: Purveyors of Mineral Waters To H.M. The King. Passiflora Passion Fruit Cordial. Manufactured and bottled by Schweppes Ltd. Sydney. Head office, London. This label has a missing section to the right. Due to the bulbous nature of the bottle, there are folds in the label. Some tears along the bottom and some fading and minor stains. On the most part, it is great and legible. It is unlikely another will turn up like this, which shows that the bottle was made for the Sydney market, not Melbourne. Grade: 9.5 Estimate: $2000 - 2500
