Sold for A$230
P. Maclure / Bedford Head Tavern / 5 Upper King Street / Bloomsbury. No potters stamp. Spirits Whisky Stoneware flask. Moulded. Fancy shoulder. Dark and light tan salt type glaze. 4 oz. approx. 136 mm. 1850s
Excellent. Some crude lip marks, shallow flake which has been glazed over in manufacture. Manufacturing expansion crack near the front base has a couple of flakes off the edge of it. Shallow 9 x 9 mm chip under the base on one side. 3 x 3 mm flake to back near base. Base edge is also a bit rough from manufacture. Very minor wear marks to the shoulder. Lovely little piece of stoneware. Grade: 8.3 Estimate: $200 - 250
