Sold for A$45
18 Assorted Glass Inks: 6 assorted glass inks; 6 base embossed cabin inks including Angus, Clarke and Simpson; 3 Octagonal Ink Bottles; 3 square inks. Ink Glass 18 assorted glass inks.
Around 46 - 85 mm. 1880s-1910s
Group 1: From left to right: Cone ink with OO base mark from Adelaide. Inner lip chips, there is also a sliver chip to outer lip. Stained throughout. Nick to base edge. Crazed effect under the base. A nice, early Australian ink. Netx is an FM & Co ink with dagger trade mark. This is from Francis Mordan and Co of the UK. A bell shaped ink, this is stained, otherwise has minimal marks. The third one is another Francis Mordan, a smaller square shaped one. Some dirt. One or two impact marks. Plenty of inclusions including one on the upper lip that actually makes the lip higher than it should be in this spot! The next three are all little bell inks. These are all great with some haze. The right hand one has a little lip flake. Not much to mention otherwise. Group 2: From left to right: Angus & Co example, this has a farcture in the shoulder region. There is an inclusion with a fracture in it near the base. Small open bubble. Crude swirled lump of glass internally. The next one is slightly greener, this is also an Angus & Co. Lip is chewed on one side with a fracture amongst this. Littlefracture to shoulderat one end. Some light haze. The third is another Angus & Co. This has a sliver chip down from the lip. Shallow open bubble to upper shoulder. Stained with some scratches. The fourth is simply a J Angus. Deep chip to base corner. Stained throughout. Seems to have a slightly wider neck. Second from the right is a Clarke. Couple of fine inner lip bruises. Stained throughout. The right hand example has under the base: Simpson's / Ink / Sydney. The usual minor inner lip nibbles. Hazy throughout. Some scuffs and scratches with the odd tiny impact. Group 3: The left hand aqua example has a higher body. Sliver flake up from base, another down from lip. The base flake has a sliver going along the base edge as well. Some haze. The middle one is an ice blue colour. This has a small body so would have contained less. It has an M base mark. Small lip sliver flake. Impact mark under base. Some grime. The right hand example is aqua with a high body. Large chip takes out much of half the lip. Some scratches and dull patches. Group 4: The left hand one is OK, it has a fracture down from the lip over about 10 mm. There is a fine sliver down from the lip as well. Flake to under base corner. Some scratches and a ittle haze. The middle one has a hole in one corner at the shoulder. The neck is crooked from making. A few flakes to the lip. Full of little airbubbles. The right one is a lovely mid blue. Typical little nicks to the lip. Open bubble to the inside. Some scratches and a bit of stain. Grade: N/A Estimate: $30 - 40
