Sold for A$390
Victoria Parade / Brewery / E. M. / T. Aitken. No potters stand. (Victoria) Beer Stoneware Champagne shape. Double collar top. Salt Glaze. Impressed. 26 oz. 262 mm. 1870s
Repaired. The front top has been rebuilt down to about 40 mm from the lip and back to around two thirds of the circumference of the lip. There is some overpainting goes beyond the actual filled part of the damage. There is a repaired chip to the right base edge that looks quite shallow but over about 50 x 20 mm. Some scratches and scuffs over the surface. Indents in the bottle from manufacture. Good print (there is some powder highlighting this as well). A very rare bottle and this one looks good. The rebuild on the top has been very good but the colours could be done a bit better. Grade: 2 Estimate: $500 - 600
