Sold for A$40
The property of the / Cascade Brewery Co / Limited // Hobart & Strahan. No base mark. (Tasmania) Aerated Water Cork Stoppered Applied top. Aqua. 13 oz. 202 mm. 1890s
Good. Polished. Stain to inner neck. The polisher has prepared the bottle prior to polishing by grinding the surface between the rows of embossing, this has given the bottle a smooth appearance but there are obvious flatter spots where it has been overdone. I don't think this is to cover any chips or damage, it is just heavy handed, poor work. Around the base edge the bottom of the N is missing and around from this the base edge is ground back a bit further than it should be, so may have been a chip ground out here. Some fisheyes and scratches. Embossing is quite good, just a little rounded. I have made this sound worse than it is, it actually looks more than decent on the shelf. Grade: 6 Estimate: $$50.00 - $75.00