Sold for A$1,450
Victoria Parade / Brewery / E. M. / T. Aitken. No potters stamp. (East Melbourne, Victoria) Beer Stoneware Champagne shape. Double collar top. Salt Glaze. Impressed. 26 oz. 258 mm. 1870s
Very Good. Shallow sliver flake to outer front right lip over 9 x 10 mm. Tiny flake to lower right lip. Another little flake to upper right lip edge. A few spots of wear to the outer lip. 40 mm hairline to front neck is quite hard to see. 7 x 7 mm flake to front right base edge. 8 x 8 mm flake to left rear base edge. Some other little flakes around the base edge and heel. Some making marks, minor kiln kisses, glaze drips and so forth. Ridge below the lip is from making. Nicely impressed. A rare bottle, this is one of the better condition examples of the few I have seen. Grade: 7.4 Estimate: $1000 - 1500
