Sold for A$2,250
Holler & Co / Trade / (Prince of Wales Feathers) / Mark / Bridgewater. Around heel: Made by the Melbour // ne Glass Bottle Co. No base mark. (Victoria) (James A. Lerk Collection) Aerated Water Lamont Applied top. Aqua. 13 oz. 226 mm. 1890s
Excellent. Small fisheye to upper rear lip. 6 mm nibble to lower rear lip. Some fine inner stain looks like it will soak out. 7 x 2 mm surface bruise to inner base heel. Little nibble to one of the embossed E's near the base edge. Rest of the embossing is great with just one or two letters with some minor high point wear. Some minor scuffs and scratches. Lots of small bubbles. This is a great example of a rare country Victorian bottle from the James A. Lerk collection. This is the exact bottle pictured in "Bottles In Australian Collections," by James A. Lerk, 1971 on page 32, bottle number 5. Grade: 8.2 Estimate: $600 - 800
