Sold for A$160
John Cook / (Horse) / Bundaberg. Base mark: BGW. (Queensland). Aerated Water. Lamont. Applied top. Aqua. 6 oz. 183 mm. 1890s
Very Good. (7). Oiled internally with associated heavy grime. 4 x 2 mm sliver to outer left lip edge. Front lip has a shallow 5 x 5 mm flake. About a 10 mm section of nibbled wear to left of this. Little nibbled patch to right rear lip. Bottom of applied lip has three or four sections of nibbled flaking. Little nibbled nick to mid rear neck. Little nick to right rear shoulder. Surface bubble to mid left just next to the embossing. 9 x 9 mm nibbled flake across the base edge at the bottom of the right seam. Some scuffs and scratches. Embossing is quite good, just some minor high point wear in places. Solid example of a sought after bottle which is hard to get, this is only the second that we have sold. Estimate: $150-200
