Sold for A$980
Regal Cherry / For beautifying and preserving the teeth / Trade Mark / (Lighthouse) / Lumen et Vita / Prepared by The Regal Perfumery Co / Tooth Paste. With a base. (R. F. Kennedy, Warrnambool, Victoria). Pot Lid. Tooth Paste. Large round lid with raised rim. Multi-coloured. 80 mm diameter. 1880s-1890s
Good. (6.8). Repaired section of the flange and just up over the edge of the rim, total area up to about 40 x 16 mm. Down near the word Tooth in the print. Crack/Hairline that can be seen underneath and runs up into the face from the bottom up through the middle of A of Regal and then angles across through Vita and up into the sea just in from the gap between Y and C in Perfumery Co. Some crazing. Minor making marks. Superb strong print. Most of the Gold border all in place. Classic lid. Fitting base has a chip at the base and sticky tape mark around the middle. Grading for lid only. Estimate: $1000-2000
