Porcelain, Pottery and Glass - 30th April 2013
Lot 550
A South Staffordshire enamel inkwell c.1770
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £250
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Description
A South Staffordshire enamel inkwell c.1770, of chamfered square form, painted with polychrome sprays of flowers and single stems on a white ground, the top with four small holes around a central metal-mounted hole, 4.3cm high.
Cf. Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, p.118, fig. 8 for an inkwell of the same shape.