Art Nouveau Spelter Flower Nymph Inkwell boyds battery Is it carnelian or is

Is it carnelian or is it glass

This beautiful tabletop marker hails from around the turn of the century

Often this technique has been rubbed

The hinge is a little loose from years of use

the wear on the peice makes it even more interesting

Art Nouveau Spelter Flower Nymph Inkwell boyds battery Is it carnelian or isGone are the days of eloquent letters penned by ink and quill under golden candlelight. But luckily for romantics like us, beautiful relics like this inkwell remain to remind us of that bygone era. This exquisite piece hails from the early 1900s, just before the decline of inkwells thanks to the invention of the typewriter and the fountain pen. It is cast in spelter in the quintessential art nouveau style and features a gorgeous bare breasted nymph