Sold for A$260
Cosmopoliet / (Man holding bottle) / J. J. Melchers W Z / Schiedam. Dot to centre of crude base. Spirits Gin Dutch Case Gin. Applied top. Black. Quart. 271 mm. 1870s
Excellent. Absolute classic of bottle collecting. This is the variety with very large pictorial trade mark. Glass is just lightly dull to almost the whole surface. There are a few scratches and scuffs. Impurities and imperfections everywhere through the crude glass. Superb looking bottle. Grade: 8 Estimate: $300 - 400