Wonderful (and Historically Conversational) Figural Studio Pottery Inkwell with Open Mouth book drawing plus green polka dotted band

plus green polka dotted band running above the landscape

as found: 13 7/8" x 10 3/4"

With glass and a wire hanger on the back

and for keeping on the kitchen counter the rest of the time holding fruit or whatever else (really pretty filled with lemons

I didn't know it when I found this

Wonderful (and Historically Conversational) Figural Studio Pottery Inkwell with Open Mouth book drawing plus green polka dotted bandAs with the Romano Byzantine bronze weight listed today, I purchased this inkwell from a favorite antiques shop in Vermont filled with gorgeous old wooden built in cases and cabinets, which themselves are always filled with wonderful things. The owners recently purchased a large collection of inkwells, most of them 19th century and earlier, but among them this charming and clever studio pottery example from the 20th century, which is the one I