£1,300
FRENCH BASKET FIGURAL INK. 2.1ins tall. Figural in the form of a compressed barrel shaped, basket-like design, probably meant to echo a bottle covered with ratan protection. The maker was unknown when the Inks Book went to press (listed in it under barrel shapes as B8.3, p.44) it has recently identified from a catalogue advertisement (see BBR 176, p.34) as a French bottle used by J. Gardot of Djon. The company�s other bottles are listed on p136 of the Inks Book. Extremely rare figural, around 5 known. Guy Burch Reserve Collection.Exc/A1.
9.8/10
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