A Swansea inkwell and cover, circa 1815-17


Formed as an upturned shell picked out in gold, smaller shells forming the finial and a penholder mounted on the upper surface, locally painted around the well with five pink roses sprigs, 10cm wide (2)
|A similar example, also with its cover, is illustrated by A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration, p.155