Sold for A$3,600
R. Roberts / White Cliffs. Base Mark: FBH / (Dot). (New South Wales). Aerated Water. Codd. Applied top. Four way pour Dobson style patent with four dimples. Aqua. 6 oz. 190 mm. 1890s
Good. (6.8). Stained throughout. Oiled internally. 2 x 2 mm surface flake to outer front left lip edge. Tiny split to inner lip from making. 2 x 3 mm surface flake to upper left rear body. 4 x 3 mm nibbled impact flake below the E of White at the lower front. 3 x 2 mm shallow flake to right rear near base edge, smaller surface flake just up and across to the rear from this. Little nibbled impact to right base edge. Another to left base edge. Some fisheyes to be found which are not large, but are a bit discoloured. Some scuffs and scratches scattered around. All the marks in this are shallow and small, it is actually a decent example. A rare bottle, this is the first we have sold. White Cliffs is just north of Wilcannia in country New South Wales. Estimate: $200-300
