A GOLD FILIGREE INKWELL, NIB-HOLDER, AND TWO CIRCULAR BOXES, PROBABLY BATAVIA, JAVA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

A GOLD FILIGREE INKWELL, NIB-HOLDER, AND TWO CIRCULAR BOXES
PROBABLY BATAVIA, JAVA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a circular inkwell, the central holder with separate ceramic pot and conical filigree lid; a cylindrical nib-holder; two cylindrical lidded boxes, the larger with a monogram on the lid, the smaller containing five gaming counters depicting different armorial crests; and a wallet flap en suite
The inkwell 3 ¾in. (9.5cm.) diam.

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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY