Sold for A$180
Mansell / Mildura / & Wells. No base mark. (Victoria) Household Olive Oil Applied top, spun finish. Aqua. 5 oz. 195 mm. 1900s
Very Good. Mansell & Wells started the manufacture of olive oil in Mildura in 1895. Some fine inner haze and grimy dirt. The dirt component will soak out. Open bubble to left rear base edge. Some light surface haze in patches externally. One or two spots of surface rust. 6 mm fracture to upper rear body looks like a fine making mark. Little flake to upper lip. A few fine scuffs and scratches. This is a rare bottle, the first we have sold. This is from the late Roy Millar collection. Grade: 7.4 Estimate: $50 - 75
