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  1. Dsmcub

    Dsmcub Member

    I have an inkwell. I don't know anything about inkwells. Can someone help me with anything about this inkwell? Value? Origin? Anything
     

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  2. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Hi, Dsmcub, and welcome!

    I've taken the liberty of resizing your photo so that others can see it better. Hope that's okay!
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    I have several inkwells myself, but none at all like this one! Does it have a top?
    Are there any markings on it anywhere? Oh - and how tall is it?
     
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  3. Dsmcub

    Dsmcub Member

    It appears there was a tip to it at one point. Looks like it would screw on. I don't have the top to it. It is approx 3 inches tall without measuring it. I don't see any other markings
     
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  4. KentWhirled

    KentWhirled Well-Known Member

    Well, from what I can see, it looks like Indian brass work that has some black enamel in the recesses. Although decorative, such items are not very high-priced.
     
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  5. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    I've been collecting antique writing equipment for nearly 20 years, I've never seen an inkwell that looks like this!

    Are you sure that's what it is? :eek:
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is the bottom part of an enameled brass rose water sprinkler, probably from India or Pakistan. You would fill it with rose water and then screw the top back on. The spout at the top has small holes.
    Sprinkling guests with rose water is like welcoming them with incense.
    Here is a complete one:
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  7. Dsmcub

    Dsmcub Member

    That would make some sense
     
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  8. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    Jolly good idea not to be filling that thing with ink, then. I daresay the parishioners wouldn't like it.
     
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  9. Dsmcub

    Dsmcub Member

    Look what I found!
     

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  10. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

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    Oooo - another one?
     
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  11. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Welcome!
    You can make your photos larger, which we like better, by using the full image button. Thank you :)
     
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  12. Dsmcub

    Dsmcub Member

    No I found the top to it
     
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  13. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Cool! where was it?
     
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  14. Dsmcub

    Dsmcub Member

    Fell out of a box in my trunk
     
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