#387

German Porcelain Double Inkwell Disguised as Vignette
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$350
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Description
10" (25 cm.) h. 11" w. The porcelain vignette depicting an elegantly clad woman seated on parlor settee as she reads a story to a young child, a tabby cat posed nearby and a mandolin leaning against the arm of the settee. The vignette lifts apart to reveal a double inkwell below with two receptacles for holding pens. Excellent condition. Germany, mid-1800s.