Sold for A$14,550
Castlemaine / Brewery / (Eagle with Barrel in Claws) / Tired Nature's Sweet Resort / Trade Mark / Brisbane. // This Jar is the Property of / The / Castlemaine Brewery / Brisbane // To close the tap / Turn Hole in Handle to Front / DO NOT Raise the Tap on turning. Impressed to Shoulder: Pearson & Co / Whittington Moor / Potteries / Chesterfield. (Queensland) Demijohn Printed Wide mouth Internal Thread Demijohn. Tap Hole to front. Bristol Glaze. Black Print. One Gallon 338 mm. 1900s
Near Mint. On the top of the back lip is a kiln kiss and just below this are two small nicks of 3 x 2 and 2 x 2 mm. Coming down from this area is the finest of glaze hairlines of about 20 mm in length. The only other marks to mention are from manufacture. There are some fine firing cracks and the like spread around. Some tan glaze has dripped and speckled on to the top of the tap hole. A glaze flake to base edge under the tap. A making split as well. There is a little bit of wear under the base and some smudging to the glaze. Original tap including the cork insert. This one gallon Jar has been in the possession of a past worker from the brewery for at least the past 30 years. It is an absolutely prime example of Australia's most iconic Demijohn. Grade: 9 Estimate: $10000 - 15000
