It was listed by Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1850s.
His head tilting forward to release his hinging shell, opening to reveal an inkwell. The whole on a rectangular bronze plinth.
Date circa 1850.
Height 3 1/4 inches, 8.5cm.
Width 5 1/2 inches, 14cm.
Depth 3 1/2 inches, 9cm.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1850s.
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19th C Bronze Tortoise Inkwell
