Sold for A$110
9 mercury pots of various colours and shapes. Poison Mercury 9 mercury pots of various colours and shapes. Various. 1930s
From left to right we have a printed mercury pot. Map of Australia has been ground off this and the top has been ground down too. Some other glaze scratches and wear through glaze. The next one is a bell shaped white example with 1 impressed into shoulder. Apart from some grime this one is fine. Next is a yellow bulbous one impressed with 384 under the base with a potters stamp for R. Fowler Ltd, Australia. Tow rust spots to lip, small glaze nick to side and some grime here. Next is a shiny straight sided cream coloured jar with no markings. This has some scratches and a bit of grime only. On to a bell shaped brown jar with impressed 1. This has a 10 x 5 mm lip chip and a few minor scratches. Next is a straight sided blue example that has a crack along the upper lip. Some grime and one or two scratches. Next is a tan one with flared base and an impressed 1. This has a 28 x 10 mm flake under the base that can be seen from the edge in the photograph. It has some grime and a few scratches. A lighter blue unmarked one is next. Little lip scratch. Glaze flake to lower body on two sides. Cracks coming from both of these, one crack goes across base edge and under base. Some scratches and grime. Last is a brown example with flared out base which has an impressed 1. Apart from some grime and a few tiny scratches there is not much to report here. A great group of mercury jars! Grade: N/A Estimate: $75 - 100
