Sold for A$185
TT & Co // HOP / Bitters / 1884 // Gippsland / Hop Bitters / Co. No base mark. Winged hand holding bottle with cloud of health-purity emanating, sunburst behind trade mark. Spirits Bitters 26oz Amber square section semi-cabin shape hop bitters bottle. 234 mm. 1884-1890s
Polished – Poor. Bottle has been heavily polished still leaving a lot of noticeable pit marks. There is an impact mark and chip to the back/side lip from which emanate 2 cracks – one is 21mm long and the other 35mm. Parts of embossing are quite worn and difficult to read. Colour is slightly unusual for one of these and glass is full of air bubbles. Extremely rare bottle but low grade example. Grade: 4.1 Estimate: $100 - 150
