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Bulldog Form Inkwell
Bulldog Form Inkwell, from side
Bulldog Form Inkwell, from side
Bulldog Form Inkwell, back
Bulldog Form Inkwell, detail
Bulldog Form Inkwell, detail
Bulldog Form Inkwell, detail

Decorative Arts, Inkwell, Bulldog, Carved Wood, Antique, England, Late 19th Century (Sold)

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Bulldog Form Inkwell Box
English, 2nd Half 19th Century
Carved lignum vitae
4.5 inches high, 3.25 inches wide, 4 inches deep

A charming inkwell in the form of a bulldog head with bright eyes that opens with the top of the head on hinges to reveal a brass cup with a hinged domed cap. The bulldog is realistically carved of lignum vitae wood with dark stained or painted highlights. It has orange glass eyes with black pupils and wears a leather collar. The interior brass cup originally held a simple open glass bottle insert for the ink, now lacking.