A large black ink stain runs across the label of this small bottle of indelible India ink, giving it a very graphic character. Its square glass body retains embossed inscriptions and a side label adorned with the H & Cie monogram. A relic of old-fashioned drawing and writing supplies, to be displayed among dip pens, brushes, and antique ink bottles.
✦ Origin: H & Cie, Paris ✦ Period: Early 20th century ✦ Dimensions: approximately 3 × 3 × 7 cm. ✦ Material: clear glass and printed paper labels. ✦ Condition: sold without a stopper, with black ink residue and stains on the glass and labels. Paper browned, stained, and slightly worn at the edges. Embossed inscriptions remain.
Antique square H & Cie Paris India ink bottle, with old labels and embossed markings.
