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walnut
stationery box 14"x8"x8" tall with ebony carrying handle hinged fall flap
and two crystal cut hobnail pattern inkwells 2½"x2½" square with hinged brass
mounts and cut glass tops. |
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as
above shown opened. |
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circular
brass tray 8" diameter with slightly upraised toothed rim. brass stem to `Minerva`
type bust with hinged top inkwell concealed in hair. overall height approx 9". |
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rectangular
rosewood pen tray 5"x3½" with 1¾" square plain glass inkwell with cut
chamfered shoulders rosewood top. hinged brass collar. flower bow inlay to top and tray. |
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glass
inkwell 2¼" square with rounded shoulders and corners. silver collar, slightly domed
and hinged silver top. hallmark Birmingham 1910.
shown opened. |
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silver
circular paperweight 3" diameter with fretted edge and mounted 1¾" diameter
mottled polished stone ball. hallmark Birmingham 1907. |
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late
19c shallow plain glass inkwell 1¾" square with sloping shoulders and screwed brass
top and collar. top embossed with crown and `PATENT LONDON`. originally
advertised as glass ink bottles for despatch boxes. |
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pentagonal
pottery inkwell with concave vertical sides and five pen holes decorated green vertical
stripes with pink and gold flowers. base 3½" across flats. |
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left
- silver sealing wax holder 4" long art nouveau style handle
with relief decoration. flange over the grip also relief decoration. hallmark
Birmingham 1906. right
- plain silver art nouveau type seal 2½" high with splayed top. matrix cut gothic
letters. hallmark Birmingham 1904. |
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Esterbrook
c1930 art deco style rectangular 14"x7" black tooled leather covered desk set
with gilt trim. front pen rest. two removable `dipless` bakelite circular wells with black
bakelite tops. centrally mounted yellow metal desk calendar. |
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black
lacquered lady`s desk set comprising (a) three quarter moon shape inkstand 4½"
diameter two pen grooves and hinged top revealing two wells (b) rocker blotter (c) hinged
double letter rack base 5"x2" overall height 4". rocker
blotter not shown. each piece with painted decoration gilt and
red stylised dragon. marked `SHIN DAMAI WARE FOOCHOW`. |
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18c
horn and polished wood penner 5½" tall incorporating inkpot, quill and sander. |