Sold for A$80
Moore / (Very fancy Lion) // Newcastle / & / Maitland // (around base) Lumb & Co Makers // Castleford. Smooth base. (New South Wales) Aerated Water Patent Hogben & Barrett's patent. Applied top. Aqua. 10 oz. 240 mm. 1870s-1880s
Very Good. At the base edge under the CA of Castleford is a 20 x 15 mm chip and bruise. Further around the base edge is a 6 x 6 mm chip with a burst bubble next to this under the base. A manufacturing indent around from this as well. The lip above the word Maitland has a bruise that extends 11 mm along the inside and 6 mm on the outside. A little dullness and a few scuffs and scratches. Still a very attractive bottle with great embossing. Grade: 7.2 Estimate: $70 - 100
