Sold for A$540
Jones & McEwan / Castlemaine / British Syphon Co Ltd London / Reg No 762. No base mark or stopper. (Victoria) (James A. Lerk Collection) Aerated Water Soda Syphon Pyramid shape. Green. 30 oz. 254 mm. 1920s
Fair. Stained heavily internally. Plenty of grime externally. Fisheye to front shoulder. Bruise to upper part of print over about 8 x 8 mm. Below the print is a wide angled crack over about 30 x 10 mm with a small bruise on top of it. 25 x 28 mm horrible milky bruise near front base edge. Several small bruises in this same area. Shallow flaked chip to rear near base. Some other bruises around the base region. Some scuffs and scratches. A scarce bottle, we have only ever sold the blue version. This is from the James A. Lerk collection. Grade: 4.4 Estimate: $30 - 40