Sold for A$450
M. A. Whittaker / (Fancy Device) / Maryborough. No potters stamp. (Victoria). Demijohn. Printed. Stoneware Demijohn. Internal Thread. Printed. Gallon. 330 mm. 1900s
Good. (6.4). Repaired around the top. Inside looks ok, the neck is fine. So it looks like there has been some fairly deep chips around the top itself. Overpainting goes over most of the top. Some of the paint has peeled revealing good glaze underneath but the heaviest painted parts are around the right and back. Rest of the Demijohn is scuffy and a bit dirty. Minor marks in general. Rare item and certainly worth cleaning back and getting a professional repair done to the top. Estimate: $300-600
