Sold for A$365
Dr Grahams / Sarsaparilla // F & J. Hemmons / Melbourne. Smooth indented base. (Victoria) Spirits Sarsaparilla Square section. Applied top. Green-Aqua. 26 oz. 244 mm. 1870s
Excellent. Four annealing type short surface fractures below the lip are from making. Bubble near the ARS of sarsaparilla is at the surface, this is very shallow. Smaller open bubble lower down on this corner panel. Small nibbled flake over a total of 6 x 3 mm at one base corner edge. Usage wear under base. Couple of patches of grime which should wash off. Shiny glass throughout with barely a scratch. Amazingly whittled and detailed, this is a great deep aqua colour as well. A superb example! This is an early Melbourne bottle. F. & J. Hemmons became Hemmons, Law & Co around 1875. Grade: 8 Estimate: $300 - 400
