Sold for A$85
1. Syphon Aerated Water Company Ld / Registered / (Soda Syphon) / Trade Mark / Sydney. Potters Stamp: R. Fowler / Sydney. 2. (Masonic Symbol) J G. No potters marks. (John Galloway, Sydney, New South Wales) 3. Henfrey & Co / Trade (WGH monogram) Mark / Sydney. No Potters Mark. 4. Henfrey & Co / Trade (WGH monogram) Mark / Sydney. No Potters Mark. (New South Wales). Ginger Beer. Various. Dump shape. Impressed. 10 oz. 167 - 173 mm. 1880s - 1910s
N/A. (N/A). 1. Good. Heavy wear around upper lip with some associated flaking. A bit of fine wear around the shoulder. Rear shoulder hairline widens to a crack below the shoulder and runs down to the lower half where it branches out to a Y shape lessening back down to hairlines. Glaze miss at base edge. Couple of dark scratches. Plenty of glaze scratches scattered around. Some little glaze nicks and spots of deep wear. 2. Good. Some rust to upper lip. Small glaze flake to front outer right lip. Really fine surface glaze flake to rear lip. 9 x 5 mm flake to rear shoulder, some other little flakes and spots of wear around the shoulder. 25 x 14 mm flaked area to lower left at base edge, under the heel here is a further area of chipping over 29 x 11 mm. Some rust to the heel. A bit of glaze wear in places around the body. 3. Good. Some fine wear around the upper lip. Upper shoulder has some grime which should soak out. Some little spots of wear around the shoulder. Three or four flat chips under the heel have been very well repaired, these don't look to have encroached far up the sides of the bottle. Some scratches and little spots of wear. Some kiln kisses and other making marks. Nice looking example. 4. VG. Some fine glaze wear to upper lip with a minor flake or two. 9 x 9 mm flake to shoulder, wear around the remainder of the shoulder with a few smaller flakes. A few minor shallow flakes under the heel. Potters blowout type mark to lower rear over 14 x 5 mm. A bit of glaze wear around the body, nothing overly deep though. Estimate: $75-150
