ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED PORCELAIN INKWELL INK WELL GILT
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EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL, ANTIQUE, HALLMARKED, HAND PAINTED, PORCELAIN INKWELL WITH PEN HOLDER. This inkwell is truly stunning! The base is 4 lobed and is 4 inches by 8 inches and is about an half inch deep, big enough on which to rest a couple of dip pens. It holds a cup of just under 2 inches in diameter at the back, which will hold the ink cup. It is 1 1/2 inches high. The ink holder is a little pot with lip. Base is 1 inch, and top is 1 1/2 inch diameter. This sits inside the painted cup and does not show. It is crazed, through and through, so really cracked, but it DOES NOT LEAK, and the crack is simply stained with black ink. It does not show at all when in use.Topping that is a beautiful lid that looks like a crown topped with an ornate knob, 2 inches wide, 1 1/2 inches high. This always has looked religious to me, like a holy water font. Other than the crazing on the white glazed ink well, this PORCELAIN BEAUTY is in almost perfect condition; t is a bit of wear on the gold trim around the outside. Dominant colors are black, gold, and blue, and t are some really exquisite curliques of gold on black, incredibly finely painted. Theme is florals of pink, orange, yellow, and purple, very, very nicely done. The unglazed, bisque bottom has several identifying marks, which I do not recognize, but which I have pictured. The penciled
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