Sold for A$265
Dr Grahams / Sarsaparilla // F & J. Hemmons / Melbourne. Smooth indented base. (Victoria) Spirits Sarsaparilla Square section. Applied top. Blue-Aqua. 26 oz. 248 mm. 1860s-1870s
Very Good. There is a 6 x 5 mm chip to the lip with a 7 mm discoloured fracture along the top of it. 2 x 2 mm flake on the other side of the lip. Some impurities caught in the bottom of the applied top on one side. Some milky stain inside. Surface is very nice with a couple of open bubbles from manufacture and a few minor marks. Really nice colour, a crude and early Melbourne bottle. F. & J. Hemmons became Hemmons, Law & Co around 1875. Grade: 7.5 Estimate: $150 - 200