Sold for A$500
Property / of the / Cascade / Brewery Co Ld / Hobart. Potters mark: Bailey & Co / London. (Tasmania). Ginger Beer. Cork Stoppered. Dump shape, tan lip, off white body. Blob top. Impressed. Dump. 10 oz. 173 mm. 1880s
Very Good. (7.1). A bit of general dullness through fine glaze wear. Some wear to the sharp shoulder edge with a shallow glaze flake or two as well. 40 mm slightly discoloured hairline to upper left body. Making lump to upper right is about 6 x 2 mm. Dark spot to front from here is a spot of ink under the glaze from making. A bit of wear to the base edge with some little nicks and the odd small glaze flake. Solid example of this very hard to get bottle. We have sold a couple with a Bailey potters stamp before, but they have had Fulham on the stamp, this is the first Bailey & Co., London made example that we have sold. Estimate: $300-500
