Sold for A$166
Leck & Craig / General Merchants / Wedderburn. No potters stamp. (Victoria) Demijohn Impressed Impressed. Tan top. 1/2 Gallon. 239 mm. 1900s
Fair. The handle has been fully restored. Small chip has been filled to left rear lip near the handle. Horseshoe hairline to front right lip over a width of 17 mm. Scrape mark to right shoulder is from making. At the right base edge a chunk has been broken out over about 57 x 20 mm, going under the base about 15 mm. This original chunk has been glued back into place. Crack comes up from this about 100 mm. The under base part of this joins a circle crack that goes around the full 360 degrees! Looks tight for the most part, but there is a little bit where it is a little offset. The chunk that has been out has some flakes and so forth along the edges. Couple of chips under base are potters pulls more than likely. A few spots of glaze wear and some spots of discolouration. A rare demijohn. Grade: 4.7 Estimate: $100 - 150
