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LOT 2204
Antique Isle of Wight and Colchester Ginger Beer Bottle Collection
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 - 7 in. (2.8 kg total, 16-18 cm).
Comprising: two stamped 'HOME BREWED GINGER BEER NEWPORT, I.W. TAPLIN'; one stamped 'OLD FASHIONED GINGER BEER S. INGS, RYDE, I. OF W.' one stamped 'GREENHAM & CO. SHANKLIN'; one stamped 'GOULD'S ONE PENNY. CARISBROOKE BREWED'; one stamped 'GLOBE WORKS H.W. STEVENS COLCHESTER'; accompanied by a booklet by Stephen Day, Castaways - collectable containers. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2204
Antique Isle of Wight and Colchester Ginger Beer Bottle Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.