This diverse collector's lot features an assortment of antique and vintage glass bottles, stoneware, and novelty items, most notably highlighted by a heavy, green glass ale/beer bottle embossed with "South African Breweries Limited" (dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, following the 1895 merger of Ohlsson's Cape Breweries and Castle Brewery). The collection also contains striking cobalt blue apothecary bottles, early amber and olive glass medicine vials, an interesting faux-wood ceramic or stoneware master ink/spirit bottle, and a variety of clear glass pharmaceutical, perfume, and household jars complete with age-appropriate ground lips and pontil marks. Overall, the collection is in good antique condition; while the pieces are structurally sound without major cracks, they exhibit authentic character marks including typical internal clouding, light burial patina, surface scuffs, and manufacturing imperfections like air bubbles that enhance their historic charm.
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