Sold for A$72
(Chicken and Egg) / Ovum / Thorley's / Poultry Spice / Joseph Thorley Ltd / Kings Cross / London. N. // Directions for using "Ovum." / ....................... No base mark. Household Kitchenalia Black print on white cup. 71 mm. 1890s
Good. 40 mm crack to one side is discoloured, the bottom part of this is more a hairline than a crack. Some flakes to base heel and a couple of impacts, one has a horseshoe dark mark coming up from it over about 7 x 7 mm. Some fine rusty discolouration, there are a couple of dark spots of stain as well. Discoloured throughout. Crazed throughout. This was found at the West Terrace tip in Turner's Paddock in Adelaide in the 1970s. A great piece, different to the usual Thorley's advertising wares that you see. Grade: 6.6 Estimate: $20 - 40
