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Message:: [QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 35812, member: 111"]Wasn't suggesting it was silver, just that those with silver tops are sometimes cannibalized because of the intrinsic value, or even because the inkwell can stand on its own merits... Here's one similar that just sold, different color in what looks to be embossed calfskin, with brass handle and lock-plate, appears to have its original ink bottle and some original implements as well:  <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-WRITING-BOX-VANITY-CASE-ANTIQUE-LEATHER-KEY-INKWELL-PEN-SEWING-/111352090818?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D111352090818%26_rdc%3D1&nma=true&si=UpSDAzFkOKX667TL9gimJiWOfYo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-WRITING-BOX-VANITY-CASE-ANTIQUE-LEATHER-KEY-INKWELL-PEN-SEWING-/111352090818?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D111352090818%26_rdc%3D1&nma=true&si=UpSDAzFkOKX667TL9gimJiWOfYo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-WRITING-BOX-VANITY-CASE-ANTIQUE-LEATHER-KEY-INKWELL-PEN-SEWING-/111352090818?ru=http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=111352090818&_rdc=1&nma=true&si=UpSDAzFkOKX667TL9gimJiWOfYo%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a> ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]