Sold for A$115
Pair of ginger beers, both marked: T. Field / Potter / Sydney. (New South Wales) Ginger Beer Cork Stoppered 1. Salt glaze. Impressed. 10 oz. 2. Salt glaze. Impressed. 10 oz. 1. 160 mm. 2. 156 mm.. 1850s
1. Very Good. Wonderfully crude! Left lip shoulder and body has an olive green glazed appearance with a large drip type effect right down the front that has part peeled off leaving a white apprearance with bits of olive glaze amongst it, including in the impression over F and I. Flake to left shoulder. Some spots of wear to upper lip. Some wear and small flakes around base edge. A few little thin chips to the body. Some glaze flakes and minor marks. Amazing piece! 2. Good. Largish chip to right rear lip, smaller chip to front of this. Some wear to shoulder and a small flake or two. Three chips to base edge including a couple of deeper examples. Some wear and little flakes to rest of base edge. Blowout near rear base edge. Couple of other little blowouts. Some body wear and chunky rust scattered around. Stamp is higher than normal on the body of this one. A couple of great, early examples of Australian pottery. Grade: N/A Estimate: $100 - 150
