Page 51 - the 32nd UK SummerNational Auction

Colour is King
Colour is king where ink bottles are concerned. A bottle in aqua may be worth little but full colour, particularly vivid shades, the price jumps dramatically. Within ordinary shades, particularly individual hues will push that even higher. Perhaps surprisingly amber shades are the rarer but the elusive yellow even more so.
183. YELLOW DERBY ALL BRITISH PYRAMID INK. (Inks Book p189, J10-9a). Burst lip, pale yellow honey coloured pyramid
186. FOUR PEN REST INK. (Inks Book p245 M46- 17). 2.25ins tall. Burst lip (tiny lip flake), square body, 4 nib rests. F M & Co to base - Francis Mordan This bottle lifted out of the ordinary by the
300+
in 1863 as an ink bottle. These slots are usually assumed to have held pen nibs, but evidence suggests otherwise. Mordan made and
184. RIBBED SQUARE INK.
187. TAPERED F M & CO HEXAGONAL INK. (Inks Book p246 M35-24). 2.1ins tall, bust
ink embossed DERBY / ALL BRITISH. The name was brand of ink sold by ‘Jascott’ (James Scott)
absolutely beautiful strong petrol blue colour. Design registered by Mordan (Sampson Mordan’s second son, 1817-1868) in 1879. 9.5/10. NR. £250-
who was, perhaps surprisingly, from London, not Derby. There
are several different moulds for his pyramid design but it is
the rare strong yellow colour making this bottle a quite
exceptional offering. Glass full of tiny seed bubbles.
9/10. NR. £350-400+
(Inks Book p294 R15-1). Burst lip, square body with 3 sides with vertical ribs, rear panel plain, 2 horizontal pen rests. Deep chocolate amber - this treacly toffee bottle is sumptuous enough
lip. Base embossed F M & Co (Francis Mordan).
to eat. Guy Burch Reserve Collection. Exc/ A1. 9.5/10.NR. £150-200+
spactacular Topaz like shade is very rare.
185. BEYER PYRAMID INK. (Inks Book p140/141 G5-6). 2.6ins tall. Stepped rectangular pyramid, metal neck ring (no lid), deep cobalt glass, embossed E. BEYER. This very
188. SIDE STORE TURRET INK. Blobby. Deep, near black, green glass burst lip turret shaped ink, stopped side store to the cylindrical body. A similar bottle
was registered by Francis Mordan
A not uncommon bottle in aqua but this
9.5/10. NR. £200- 300+
rare shaped bottle is usually found embossed Antoine & Fils (a similar one was also used by Maurin). Eduard Beyer (1825-1907) took over the Lion
sold Stylograph pens filled with a pipette; this and free short, wood handled free dip pens or brushes, for glue, are pictured in catalogues. The neck circumference suggests an ink. Spectacular! Exc/ A1. 9.5/10. NR. £300- 400+
Pharmacy in Chemnitz in 1856 and expanded it becoming
what was described as Germany’s largest
workshop. Copying ink was a specialty with
shops in Dusseldorf,
Hamburg and London.
Guy Burch Reserve Collection. 9/10. NR.
£150-200+