Antique two-tone stoneware beverage bottle, dating approximately to the late 19th or early 20th century.
This classic utilitarian bottle features a cream-colored stoneware body transitioning to a warm brown glazed shoulder and elongated neck, finished with a substantial rounded blob-top lip.
Bottles of this general form were commonly produced for ginger beer, ale and other bottled beverages, particularly during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods.
No maker, merchant or contents marking is visible on this example, so its original bottler and exact use are unknown.
The bottle has an appealing handmade/utilitarian appearance with natural variations in the pottery and glaze.
Details:
Date: Circa late 1800s–early 1900s
Material: Stoneware
Form: Beverage / ginger beer or ale-type bottle
Glaze: Cream body with brown glazed shoulder, neck and lip
Height: Approx. 9"
Diameter: Approx. 3"
Maker: Unmarked
Original stopper: Not present
Condition:
Good antique display condition with an important condition issue noted.
There is a visible hairline/stress fracture through a portion of the brown-glazed neck/shoulder area. Upon examination, the fracture does not appear to extend completely through the stoneware. The bottle remains intact.
There is also a small glaze chip/loss on the rounded lip, along with glaze wear, scratches, staining, firing irregularities and surface wear consistent with considerable age and utilitarian use.
The unglazed base shows expected wear.
Because of the stress fracture, this piece is recommended primarily for collecting and decorative display rather than functional liquid use.
Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition.
A handsome piece of antique utilitarian stoneware with strong primitive, farmhouse and early beverage-bottle appeal.