Sold for A$400
Charles Oertel's / Property / 403 Pitt Street / Sydney // Trade Mark / (Whale Spouting Torpedo Bottles). Around base heel: B.V.F. Makers // Alexandria Sydney. No Base Mark. (New South Wales) Aerated Water Codd Applied top. Four way pour Dobson style patent with four dimples. Aqua. 13 oz. 235 mm. 1890s
Very Good. Polished. Dip in lip is from making, there is a nick around from this. Some light dullness remains. Some heavy wear under the base heel. Some scuffed scratches down the trade mark side. A few short pitted scratches. Some fisheyes. Some minor marks to the embossing, in general this is quite strong. Quite different to the norm, this is the first Charles Oertel's we've sold in a Dobson patent in this size, and from the rare maker of BVF (Blackburn Vance & Foxon) of Sydney, quite an unusual piece indeed. Grade: 7.3 Estimate: $200 - 250
