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A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A Black Forest carved wood inkwell with wheat sheafs and poultry, made of ebonised fruitwood naturalistically carved with a cockerel and hen perched on a rocky outcrop, bundles of wheat, plants and a barrel in a stream. Swiss, circa 1890.

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Creation Date:	Circa 1890
Styles / Movements:	Other, Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	685762

Dimensions

W.	17.75 in;	H.	10.25 in;	D.	9 in;
W.	45.09 cm;	H.	26.04 cm;	D.	22.86 cm;

Message from Seller:

Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art