Sold for A$790
John Crisp / (JC) / Omeo. No base mark. (Victoria) Aerated Water Torpedo Applied top. Aqua. 13 oz. 231 mm. 1880s
Good. Nibbled 5 x 3 mm chip to front lip. Some little nicks to left of this, there is an inner lip bruise in this region over about 14 x 8 mm, although it is fine and so hard to see where it ends. The upper lip along here is a bit nibbled and fractured. The right lip on the outside has a burst bubble. Some annealing marks to inner lip. A bit of dirty haze to inner rear looks like it should mostly clean out. Fisheye to lower front. Base point has some fine wear. A few little impact marks and fisheyes scattered around. Some fine scratches and the odd scuff mark. A shiny bottle, this is an extremely rare Gippsland torpedo bottle. Grade: 6.7 Estimate: $1000 - 1250
