Sold for A$10,000
Boston / Hop Bitters (Within a Flag). Around shoulder: Boston // Hop // Bitters // Bitters. No base mark. (Australia) Spirits Bitters Semi Cabin. Indented panels. Applied top. Dark Amber. 26 oz. 245 mm. 1880s
Very Good. Tiny flake to outer right lip edge. Stained, a little fine surface etching in places. At the corner to the rear about half way down is a very small and shallow flake over only about 3 x 2 mm. Deep scratch near right base edge, there is a scuffed mark above this. Little milky surface bubble near right base edge. A few little impact marks. At the edge of one of the chamfered base corners is a smooth small mark which is either a fine sliver or a little open bubble. Dark streak to left panel is on the inner surface and is a making mark. Some scratches and scuffs scattered around. A good example of this very rare Australian bitters bottle, this is the earlier amber Boston bitters which is darker and has the chamfered base corners. This is a lot rarer than the later amber Bostons. Grade: 7.5 Estimate: $2000 - 3000
