Sold for A$51
Crowder & Letchford / Trade (Rampant Lion in a Shield) Mark / Perth & Fremantle // Trade Mark / Rd on both sides // Reliance Patent / 4 / Sole Makers / Dan Rylands Ld / Barnsley. Smooth base. (Western Australia) Aerated Water Codd Reliance Patent. Blue Lip. Pale Blue Aqua. Applied top. 10 oz. 229 mm. 1890s
Repaired. The original top has been stuck on through the neck groove. Some impacts and nibbled around the lip. 55 mm fine crack to the front lip and chamber with a shorter horizontal one through it as well. Impact flake to rear chamber. Couple of flakes to the edge of the neck break, the top is definitely the right one for this bottle with the irregular shaped break being consistent on both the body and top. Impact chip and bruise to left base edge. Burst bubble to right side of embossing. Scuffs and scratches throughout with scattered fisheyes and impacts. Purely a shelf example, looks the part from a couple of metres away. Grade: 0 Estimate: $50 - 75
