Sold for A$520
Crystal Fountain / Works / Ginger Beer / Trade Mark / (Fountain) / T. W. Whitehouse / Rockhampton. No potters stamp. (Queensland) Ginger Beer Cork Stoppered All white. Red print. 10 oz. 170 mm. 1890s
Fair. Rare bottle! 24 x 17 mm filled chip to lower right body, around to the rear behind this is another one closer to the base which is about 20 x 23 mm. Both of these have shrunk ever so slightly leaving a line around them, this helps to see exactly how big they are. 8 x 8 mm chip to lower front has an inclusion in it, this is a potters mark. The two filled chips may well have been potters marks too, but big ones! Couple of glaze hairlines come up from the base. Some lacquer in the lower half, which is a remnant of the two repairs. Some minor spots of wear. A great rarity, with the red print it looks great too. Looks good as is, but could be repaired better if so desired. Grade: 5 Estimate: $100 - 150
