Sold for A$200
The property of / The Cascade Brewery Coy. Ltd. Hobart / Brewed Ginger Beer. Potters stamp: Bendigo Pottery. (Tasmania). Demijohn. Printed. Handled Demijohn. Blue Lip. Tap hole to front. 2 Gallon. About 395 mm. 1920s
Very Good. (7.1). 10 x 6 mm and 7 x 5 mm shallow flakes to upper lip, only just over glaze depth. One or two other little glaze flakes and spots of wear round the lip. Outer handle where it meets th body has a chip along the right side over 30 x 12 mm, there is a hairline extending from this along the outer edge of the handle as well. Couple of little flakes and chips under the base are likely potters pulls from making. Glaze pop to rear near handle is a making mark. Some minor surface wear in places and some scratches. The spigot has some wear and a shallow flake to the upper section over about 10 x 3 mm, lower part has an 8 or 9 mm section of wear. Good example of this classic Tasmanian demijohn. Estimate: $200-300
