Sold for A$15
2 1/2 Gal / R. Moorhead / Wine & Spirit Merchant / Sandhurst. No potters stamp. (Bendigo, Victoria). Demijohn. Impressed. Stoneware Demijohn. Impressed. Salt Glaze. 2.5 Gallon. 400 mm. 1860s
Fair. (5.6). Chips to the lip of 13 x 10 to the front and 15 x 12 mm to the back. Firing crack around two thirds of the neck near where the top joins a raised ring around the neck. From the mid front of this an actual crack opens up that runs nearly all the way down the front, through the print, nearly to the base where it curves to the right and peters out. When you tap your fingers either side of this the Demijohn does sound quite "tinny" so beware this crack certainly needs stabilising. Interesting early jar overall. Estimate: $25-50
