Sold for A$7,400
NOT TO BE TAKEN // Rd No 448773 // - // TRADE AEGIS MARK //. Base Mark: 2. (Woodham & Mignot, 169 Hanbury Street, Mile End, London, United Kingdom) (Late Kingsley Durdin Collection). Poison. Cobalt. Applied top, spun finish. Cobalt. 2 oz. 105 mm. 1905+
Very Good. (7.7). The registered number 448773 dates this design to January 23rd 1905. It was registered by Woodham & Mignot, 169 Hanbury Street, Mile End, London, United Kingdom. Some fine inner dirt looks like it will soak out. One or two little surface bubbles. Some fine surface dullness/very light haze. Surface scratch above the O of To, this is barely noticeable. Another across the bottle between the AK of Taken, again, very much just on the surface. Little scuff mark to upper front left. A few other fine scratches and minor marks. Great example of an exceedingly rare bottle. AA Auctions in the UK had one on offer in 2023, stating, "Apparently there is one other 2oz recorded (locked into a collection in Australia) and this is the only one found in the UK (and only recently too)." Well, this is the other one, part of the late Kingsley Durdin collection. Being sold with no reserve. Estimate: $6000-8000
