Sold for A$1,800
POISON (on flat panel to front). Five embossed lines across upper edge. Five embossed lines to both lower edges. Base mark: Registered No 336907. (United Kingdom) (This is from the late Kingsley Durdin collection). Poison. Cobalt. Applied top. Submarine shape. Cobalt. 2 oz. 100 mm long. 1900s
Excellent. (8.4). 1.5 x 1.5 surface flake to upper lip edge. Inclusion from making to rear lip has no associated damage. 6 x 2 mm airbubble to front neck is slightly open over part of it 10 mm slightly dinted line to mid right neck, the neck itself is a little bent around this, slightly banana shaped, as made. Little nick to upper embossed line just above the P of poison. Tiny nick or two elsewhere. Maybe a fine scratch or two. This is a prime example! These have a known weak spot at the ends with thin glass often breaking, this one is fine in those areas, and everywhere else. Rare bottle and extremely sought after Worldwide, this is the first that we have handled. This is from the late Kingsley Durdin collection. Estimate: $1500-2000
