MAGNIFICENT AUSTRIA BRASS/ENAMEL 7 PC DESK SET~ART DECO
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SUPERB, OLD HEAVY, AUSTRIAN BRASS DESK SET WITH DRAGONFLY/BUG MOTIF. SECESSIONIST/WIENER WERKSTATTE TYPE DECORATION OF INSET ENAMELED/ENAMEL PLAQUE/TILE INLAID. THE SQUARES ARE DARK COBALT BLUE AND WHITE.. THE WHITE HAVING AN UNSUAL CHECKERBOARD EFFECT. VERY HIGH QUALITY. THE SET INCLUDES A ROCKER BLOTTER MEASURING 3 1/4" HIGH, 2 X 4" ACROSS BOTTOM IN FINE CONDITION. A STAMP BOX WITH DRAGON-FLY LID MEASURING 2 3/4" HIGH IN FINE CONDITION, 1 3/4 X 3 1/2" AT BASE. A DECORATIVE CIRCULAR ART DECO LOOKING PEN WIPE MEASURING 2" HIGH IN FINE CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL BRISTLES/BRUSH, 3 1/8" ACROSS BASE. A LOVELY CIRCULAR INKWELL WITH GLASS INSERT. THE INKWELL MEASURES ABOUT 3 1/2" HIGH, 4 1/2" ACROSS BASE IN FINE CONDITION EXCEPT THAT THE WINGS OF THE DRAGONFLY ARE MISSING. A DECORATIVE PEN STAND MEASURING A FULL 7 1/2" LONG, 1 3/4" WIDE X 2" HIGH INCLUDING THE DRAGONFLY. A LETTER/ENVELOPE/NOTE HOLDER MEASURING 5" HIGH, 2 1/4 X 4 1/4" AT BASE. LASTLY A DECORATIVE LETTER OPENER. ONE SIDE HAS THE COBALT BLUE TILE ENAMEL INSERT THE OTHER SIDE THE WHITE INSERT MEASURES 8 3/4" LONG. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL, PROBABLY ONE OF A KIND, MATCHING SET. THE LETTER HOLDER, PEN REST/HOLDER, INKWELL, STAMPBOX, PEN WHITE ARE ALL SIGNED/MARKED AUSTRIA. WHAT A DRAMATIC/SHOWY STATEMENT THIS WOULD MAKE ON THE TOP OF SOME EXECUTIVE'S DESK. A MUST HAVE FOR THE DRAGONFLY
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