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A Beautiful Delft Inkwell with Watteau Scene. Circa 1820-30
Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd
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A Beautiful Delft Inkwell with Watteau Scene. Circa 1820-30

19th century
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A 19th century Delft Inkwell featuring a delightful Watteau scene. All complete with separate inkwell and sander. Attached quill holder and candleholder, circa 1820-30.

Measures: 11x18x11 cms

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Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Delft Ceramic Inkstand to the 19th Century.

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Description
A 19th century Delft Inkwell featuring a delightful Watteau scene. All complete with separate inkwell and sander. Attached quill holder and candleholder, circa 1820-30.

Measures: 11x18x11 cms

Date of Manufacture

Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Delft Ceramic Inkstand to the 19th Century.

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An antique blue and white tin-glazed earthenware inkstand featuring a central hand-painted pictorial scene and attached pen sockets.
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Archive I An antique blue and white tin-glazed earthenware inkstand featuring a central hand-painted pictorial scene and attached pen sockets.

A beautiful Delft Inkwell with Watteau Scene. Circa 1820-30

Archive II An antique blue and white tin-glazed earthenware inkstand featuring a central hand-painted pictorial scene and attached pen sockets. View II
Archive III An antique blue and white tin-glazed earthenware inkstand featuring a central hand-painted pictorial scene and attached pen sockets. View III
Archive IV An antique blue and white tin-glazed earthenware inkstand featuring a central hand-painted pictorial scene and attached pen sockets. View IV
Archive V An antique blue and white tin-glazed earthenware inkstand featuring a central hand-painted pictorial scene and attached pen sockets. View V
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Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07801 650780
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Admiral Vernon Arcade (Basement Level)
141 Portobello Road
London
W11 2QB
United Kingdom
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An antique blue and white tin-glazed earthenware inkstand featuring a central hand-painted pictorial scene and attached pen sockets.
A beautiful Delft Inkwell with Watteau Scene. Circa 1820-30
Ref: SA1132739
An antique blue and white tin-glazed earthenware inkstand featuring a central hand-painted pictorial scene and attached pen sockets.
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Delftware refers to tin-glazed earthenware decorated with cobalt blue designs on an opaque white ground, inspired originally by 17th-century Chinese porcelain imports and manufactured across the Netherlands and Europe.

These desk accessories were hand-moulded from earthenware clay, dipped in an opaque white tin glaze, hand-painted with cobalt oxide decoration, and kiln-fired to create a durable, glossy finish.

Authentic period Delftware exhibits characteristic fine glaze crazing, soft wear to the unglazed foot rim, minor chips revealing the terracotta or buff clay body beneath, and visible hand-painted variation in the cobalt blue brushwork.

Position the piece on a modern office desk, an antique bureau, or styled alongside leather-bound books on a study bookshelf to bring contrast and depth to a contemporary workspace.

Dust gently with a soft dry microfiber cloth. Avoid immersion in water or chemical detergents, as exposed earthenware edges can absorb moisture and lead to glaze lifting or cracking.
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