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631. RUSTIC COTTAGE INK BOTTLE.
2.6ins tall. (Inks book C32.3,
p91/2). Wonderful smokey
bluey hue, with coloured
swirls. Roof tiles crudely
indicated, two point
topped windows with
quartered panes, either
side of a similarly toped
door. There are two
versions: one with a water
butt to right gable end
(as here) other without.
Both have a rear vertical
storage groove. 9/10. NR. £150-
200+
632. RUSTIC COTTAGE INK
BOTTLE. 2.6ins tall. (Inks
book C32.2, p91/2). As the
other example, roof tiles
crudely indicated, 2 point
topped windows
with quartered
panes, either
side of a similarly
toped door, This
is the version
without a water
butt. Attractive
brown swirl in
bottom right.
Rear vertical
storage groove.
NR. £120-150+
630. FRENCH COBALT PYRAMID
PLINTH INK BOTTLE. (Inks book
A12.13, p30). French cobalt pyramid
plinth embossed N.A./ DEPOSE/ PARIS.
N.A. - stands for Antoine & Fils. Ground
lip - usual flaws. A rare bottle, super
crude. Guy Burch Reserve Collection.
No damages but some slight
irridescence. NR. 8.5/10. £120-
150+
635. DOULTON BABY INK
BOTTLE. 3.5ins
tall. A most unusual
version of the companion
piece for the ‘Votes For
Women’ Doulton Lambeth
stoneware inkwell. A
design registered in
1907 (Reg. No. 537190)
and attributed to Leslie
Harradine, it is usually
entirely ceramic with only
a metal hinge this version
paired to a silver metal
reservoir that was obviously
original. Probably a special
order commissioned for a
more upmarket retailer and
extremely rare? NR.9/10.
£300-400+
636. MONKEY WITH MONAKLE
INKWELL BOTTLE. Blobby.
Anthropomorphic monkey head wearing
a smoking hat & gilded monocle. Olive
green glaze, the mouth serving as
the font. A genre of images featuring
monkeys in human guise appeared
first in the 1600s in the low countries.
Called singeries, from the French for
“monkey trick” - as in monkeying
about. Dates from the late 19th
century revival. Probably made in
Belgium or by a faience factory
in St Clements area of France.
Only about four are known
some naturalistically painted or
more monochrome as with this
example. Very rare. 10/10. NR.
£220-250+
633. BLOBBY. 3.2ins
tall. Early (c.1830-40)
salt glazed Dwarf ink.
Bags of character,
characterful touch
mark side. Narrow
hand formed mouth.
Guy Burch Reserve
Collection. NR. 9.9/10
£30-40+
634. ASYMMETRIC FRENCH
INKWELL. (Inks book T36.2, p383). 1.7ins tall. A removable
font set forward on a slope with a pen rest behind.
Impressed ‘BETSCHDORF / BAS RHIN - Betsschdorf
a commune in
the Bas-Rein
department of
Alsace, France,
known for its
stoneware
pottery. A very
rare marked,and
complete, example -
Find another? NR.
10/10. £30-40+
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