Sold for A$160
1. J Williams. No potters mark. (Tasmania) 2. Dahlke's / Filter & Pottery Coy / Melbourne. (Victoria). Ginger Beer. Impressed. Dump. Salt glaze. Impressed. 10 oz. 166 & 163 mm. 1850s - 1870s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Restored. 60 x 28 mm chunk to upper front body is restored, this continues above the shoulder and arches up towards the rear with the rear original shoulder going almost to the lip. The lip is a replacement off another bottle with some filler between it and the shoulder all round, of varying amounts. A few flakes around the base edge. Potters pull type chip under the base. Wear to base edge. Some finer wear to the body. A rare Tasmanian bottle which is very early, possible even back into the 1840s. 2. Good. Some very fine glaze wear around the lip. Rear shoulder has a repair of roughly 10 x 10 mm. 25 x 20 mm chip to right base edge has been filled. Some making marksincluding a kiln kiss to shoulder, couple of little blow outs and a dint to the upper body. Possibly a repair to the middle of the base underneath as well? Estimate: $30-50
