Sold for A$4,000
Leak (Italic font 5 mm tall) ("Convict" Ginger Beer, Sydney, New South Wales). Ginger Beer. Impressed. "Convict" era ginger beer. Salt glaze. Impressed. 10 oz. 186 mm. 1830s
Excellent. (8). Kiln kisses or kiln blowouts down the front, main one is 9 x 8 mm and a couple of mm deep directly down from the stamp but a bit below the shoulder. Below this are some similar but only partially formed marks. Another little kiln kiss to the upper back. Small impact mark on the back shoulder and from this is a very fine 15 mm hairline. A bit of surface wear and the like. A couple of small lines of rust stain to the mid back right. Nice stamp and a well formed bottle with lots of character. Great piece of Australian conict history. Estimate: $1500-3000
