Topic: Richardson Paperweight Ink Bottle.

[jove14]

Hi.

I don't need an ID on this one as I know who made it, it is a Richardson Paperweight Ink Bottle.
What I do need as you can see from the photo is a stopper, which I assume I would have to have ground to fit the neck if I can get one.
Has anyone got a spare one I can purchase?
Are there paperweight dealers out there who have boxes of stoppers?
Thanks in advance for looking and any advise given is greatly appreciated.

Regards.
Joe.

[Millefiori]

I collect those type of bottles. Normally they have a matching stopper with exactly the same design. Looks like this one got separated from it. You might find just a stopper on Ebay or a bottle with a broken neck the seller is giving away for cheaper because of the damage. I do not know a dealer who sells just tops. But it will never be the same design. It will be a "marriage" what they call in the bottle/inkwell world  .
Other option is just to put a crystal stopper and call it good. Those are easier to find. Also the absence of stopper reduces the value. In anyways it is a beautiful bottom. Enjoy your piece..

[Tony G]

Hi Joe,
            I have no clues about getting a stopper BUT I don't think it is Richardson. It looks to me to be most likely late Walsh Walsh or possibly Whitefriars from early 50s.

Regards,

[Tony G]

Joe,
        does it have a broken pontil?

Tony

[Millefiori]

According to Old English Paperweights book by Robert S. Hall, it is a Walsh Walsh..page 116

[jove14]

Hi.
Thanks to all for looking and those who have commented.
I have uploaded a base shot of the bottle weight.
According to the research I have done on the net and in my collection of p/weight books I still feel it is a Richardson weight.
But I will stand corrected if it is proved otherwise.
Regards.
Joe.

[tropdevin]

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Hi Joe.  I don't think it is Richardson - the canes do not match.  I suspect that Bob Hall got it slightly wrong (there are quite a few errors in his book), whereas Tony G is correct when he suggests Whitefriars / Walsh Walsh.  I think it is one of those early Whitefriars pieces, 1938 - 1950, when they were learning from Walsh Walsh.

Alan