Sold for A$1,800
Leak (all in Italics 4.5 mm high stamp) ("Convict" Ginger Beer, Sydney, New South Wales) Ginger Beer Cork Stoppered "Convict" era ginger beer. Reddish tan salt glaze. Impressed. 10 oz. 193 mm. 1830s-1840s
Very Good. Filled chip at the back right top over about 35 x 16 mm. Further to the front from this on the inner lip is another filled chip of about 12 x 7 mm. Down the back neck is a fine hairline that runs from the edge of the first chip almost to the shoulder. Some rub and wear around the bottle. Kiln marks. The body of the bottle bends one way with the lip going back the other. Nice strong stamp that has some powder in it to highlight. Really attractive bottle, a great piece of early Australian pottery. Grade: 7 Estimate: $2000 - 3000
