Sold for A$142
E. G. Hooper / Bourke Corner, Queen St / Melbourne. // 1/2 oz. / to lower rim / (A tablespoonful.) Medicine Dose Cup Black print on white ceramic dose cup. 1/2 oz. 44 mm. 1890s
Very Good. Tiny nick to front upper lip from manufacture (has been glazed over). A few other tiny nibbles around the lip, such as a couple of tiny glaze flakes that have discoloured and tiny spots of rust. Lightly disocloured crazing throughout. 2 x 1 mm discoloured scratch through the glaze near the front base. 11 x 3 mm chip under the base just down from this, of which about 2 x 8 mm can be seen from the front. Small nick to rear base that has some rust in it. A few small glaze scratches. There is a tiny lump to the H of Hooper from manufacture. Lovely Melbourne dose cup, one which you do not see too often at all! Grade: 7.1 Estimate: $100 - 150
