Sold for A$3,100
W. Champion / Melville Street / Hobart Town. Potters stamp: Stephen Green & Co / Patent / Double Glazed / Lambeth. (Tasmania). Ginger Beer. Impressed. Dump. All Tan. Impressed. 10 oz. 162 mm. 1850s
Very Good. (7.1). 5 x 4 mm nibbled flake type mark to lower rear lip, have a feeling this is a form of potters blow out. Some wear around the shoulder with a few little glaze flakes as well. 3 x 3 mm potters blow out to upper right near shoulder. 14 x 10 mm chip to front left base edge. 9 x 6 mm flake to base edge to the right of the potters stamp. 5 x 3 mm flake just through the glaze to rear base edge. Little glaze nick or two to be found. Some fine scratches and minor marks. Making glaze misses and the like. Really good example overall. Two things to note, this is the first we have sold with W. Champion as opposed to Wm. Champion. And of course the colour - the first tan one we have sold. Very rare bottle! Estimate: $1000-1500
