Collection: Jacques Herbin Bottled Ink

The birth of Jacques Herbin In 1670, when Louis XIV was 32 years old, the House of Jacques Herbin specialized in sealing wax and fine stationery. Located a stone's throw from the Louvre, in the district of the powerful Corporation des Marchands Merciers, of which it was a member, it traded with the Mediterranean and the Levant, and further afield with India. From Pondicherry or Mahé, the trading posts opened by the then flourishing Compagnie des Indes Orientales, Jacques Herbin imports shellac for the preparation of chancery wax and Indian or Chinese ink. It took six months to reach the Malabar coast, not to mention storms and fevers, the "Passage de la Ligne", the Cape of Good Hope, pirates and English and Dutch ships.

The Jacques Herbin company was handed down from father to son throughout the 20th century. Under the Clairefontaine Rhodia umbrella since January 2021, Jacques Herbin continues to write a new page in its history with ink. Clairefontaine Rhodia continues to offer renowned products, starting with wax and fine art and writing inks made in France. These high-quality products have won over customers the world over, and continue to take them on a journey through time.