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595. A FAITHFULL WINCHESTER PREMIER PATENT CODD BOTTLE. 8.6ins tall, aqua glass, pronounced large four neck indents,
glass marble in base. Retailer
name embossed to front, Bratby
& Hinchliffe makers to rear. Some dullness/ wear primarily to the
rear otherwise a fine as dug example of a regional scarcity. NR (8.5/10) £30-40+
596. MAUGHAMS PATENT CARRRA WATER BOTTLE. 10.7ins long, round bottomed Maughams, aqua glass, blob top, lettering boldly embossed within an encicling banner. Absolutely top job, plenty of tiny air bubbles - very characterful. A superb example of this early
and rare patent registered 31 May 1845. NR (10/10) £150-200+
597. TAYLOR
& CO STAINES PATENT BOTTLE DUO. Tallest 8.9ins, both aqua glass, each with a large, heavily embossed, pict. t.m. of mermaid stood
in a shell. Larger Sykes Macvay (1877) patent (metal insert, this the
rarer large pict.), smaller Premier patent, makers Dan Rylands to rear ((big knock bottom L corner). Buy one get one free! NR (9/10 & 7/10) £30-40+
598. COBALT URUGUAY CODD BOTTLE. 8.7ins
tall. Strong cobalt blue glass standard 10oz codd,
heavily embossed to front ‘LIEBIG/ FRAY
BENTOS.’ Top section restored (excellent
match) & body cleaned - displays superbly! NR (6-7/10) £200-
300+?
599. BROWN URUGUAY CODD BOTTLE. 8.9ins tall. Standard 10oz codd in a vibrant brown glass. Same words
as previous codd but variation lay-out.
Rear maker Barnett & Foster. Lip section, and just below, restored, again to a good standard. NR (7/10) £80-120+?
600. EARLY DUBLIN GINGER ALE BOTTLE. 7ins tall, smokey green hued aqua glass, square lip. C. 1850/ 60’s? Four vertical lines embossed ‘Bewley/ and/ Evans/ Dublin. Delightful overal characterful wear/ hinyt of iridescence - to clean or not? Cross hinge/ pontil base. NR (8/10) £60-80+
Bewley & Evans were Chemists & Druggists in Dublin, manufacturers of soda water, ginger ale, ginger beer, lemonade & cordials as a sideline to their Pharmacy business.
601. MONK INKWELL. 3.6ins tall, figural jolly rotund monk, highly variating, shiny, salt glaze. In hooded habit looking upwards, offering a bowl (the ink font) balanced on belly as if, like David Copperfield, asking for more! Inkwell registered by Fredrick Harrison of 422 Strand in 1842 (class IV, no. 51599). This example impressed HARRISON / 422 STRAND’ to rear (other variants include ‘MONASTIC INK / HARRISON / 422 STRAND’ to lower rear edge, with diamond registry mark to base, on his belly or, much more rarely, ‘MONASTIC INK / ACKERMANN & Co / 96 STRAND’ with the diamond mark impressed on the habit at the front base edge). Rarely offered on the open market. Inmanufacture flaws, no damages. NR (9.5/10) £300-400+ AB
Street listings do not turn up an ink maker with the right surname based on
the Strand. A ‘curiosity dealer’ called John is listed in Maiden Lane and, in 1843 and at the Lowther Arcade, is Daniel a jeweller. No Fredrick is shown for the right profession: only a cloth printer listed in Bow Church Yard a decade before the registration. Ink makers Harrison & Co were based at Stratford in Essex. Perhaps the best bet comes from examining the geography of the area
- number 422 was on the corner of Bedford Street where, in 1843, the Covent Garden stationers Harrison & Co had their shop (Henry Harrison was at 41). Perhaps wholesaling the inkwell themselves, they made versions
for Ackermann’s, only a short walk east on the south side
of the Strand by the entrance to Beaufort buildings.
Rudolph Ackermann senior (1764-1834) was a coach
designer and inventor moving to London from
Saxony in 1783. Ackerman’s had two premises on
the Strand: opening the shop at number 96 in
1795 they took on number 101 ‘The Repository
of Arts’ in 1797. In 1827, after disastrous stock
market dealings they moved back to number 96
as Ackerman & Co’s Repository of Arts in a
partnership including Rudolph’s sons. They
were colourmen and fancy stationers
besides being booksellers and
publishers.
Previouly sold in BBR Auctions:
March 2004, lot 384, £340. Oct
2004, lot 260, £350. July 2011, lot 49, £320. July 2013, lot 50, £300.