Sold for A$899
A. A. Hicks / Criterion / Hotel / Trafalgar // Made for / Melbourne / Eckersley & Sons. Smooth base. (Victoria) Aerated Water Codd Three triangle or Hills type. Applied top. qua. 6 oz. 199 mm. 1900s
Very Good. Scruffy. Some light dirt inside. Pinprick marks around the lip. Under the base is an oval fracture in the surface of the glass that is 19 x 14 mm, very fine though and probably there from when it was made. A bit of pitting, little half moon marks and scratches. Nonetheless a pretty good example of a very rare Victorian Hotel marble bottle. First we know of being offered for sale publicly. Grade: 7 Estimate: $1000 - 1500
