Sold for A$740
Billin & Wight / Adelaide // Lamonts / (Hand holding a bottle) / Patent. Smooth base. (South Australia). Aerated Water. Lamont. Applied top. Aqua. Double-ended glass stopper. 10 oz. 224 mm. 1880s
Good. (6.7). Heavily stained throughout. 6 x 4 mm flake to left base heel. Scattered scuffs and scratches including some deeper examples. A few impact marks. Rated as rarity A in Hallet Sheuard and David Tuckwell's book on South Australia Aerated Waters with this double ended glass stopper, these have a distinctly different lip on them to their normal lamonts. The stopper in this one still has the original rubber washer on it which is a bit deteriorated but in place. Estimate: $300-400