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ROOTS WELLINGTON, T FIELD EARLY SALT GLAZED GINGER BEER

Realised: $5,500 plus premium

Lot Details

GBI-68A, Rarity A, (2), all over salt glazed, impressed M ROOTS (Wellington) to shoulder, T Field Potter Sydney mark to lower body, base edge crack that goes 90mm into the body, and 40mm into the base, not visible from the front, small under base edge chip, light body wear, a significant early, New Zealand bottle, one of New Zealand’s earliest bottles circa 1850, recently found in Christchurch, Very Good 7.5/10 One of New Zealand’s oldest bottles. Stamped M. Roots, Mary was the wife of John Roots, a ginger beer manufacturer at Thorndon Flat, Wellington from 1843-1849. The bottle carries the potter’s mark of T. Field, Sydney and dated ‘Apr 1850’. - Research by Bernard Orsman

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