Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver inkstand and pen stand made by Woshing - boxed; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese silver inkstand and pen rack has an incurved shaped form.
The surface of the stand is embellished with engraved scale textures accented with fluctuating spine style ornamentation, all on a matte background; this ornamentation reflects the classic shapes and designs pertaining to oriental dragons.
The surface of the stand incorporates an oval recess, composing a pen well.
This inkstand features two embossed decorated dragon ornaments which duplicate as a secondary pen receiver.
The rim of the body of the Chinese silver inkstand is ornamented with a paralleling applied moulded decorated border.
This antique hallmarked silver inkstand is supported by four impressive ball style feet.
The stand has a plain integrated receiver to accommodate the original hallmarked ink pot.
The ink pot has a square cut cornered form accented with a cylindrical neck.
The body of the ink pot is embellished with an applied floral design to each side, all on matte backgrounds and encompassed with plain chamfered borders.
This exceptional antique ink pot...
Category
1890s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Inkwells