Sold for A$110
Robert Whitfields / Patent Indelible & / Safety Writing Ink / 64 Haffield St. Base Mark: Star. Ink Stoneware Half barrel shaped ink with embossed script writing. Three holes for quill. Salt Glaze. 2 oz. 90 mm long. 1850s
Very Good. Shallow kiln kiss type mark to edge of top. Couple of small flakes at bottom end of quill hole bulges. Fine hairline to left side of the left one of these in a Y shape. Little flake to outside of one of these too, this is a making mark. A superb piece. From the famous ink collection of Bert Hayward, Bert was on the cover of the Australian Bottle Review in February 1976 with his display of inks! Grade: 7.4 Estimate: $150 - 200
