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Woman Playing a Mandolin

Categories Art Nouveau
Material White metal
Manufacturer K. & O. Novelties Company
Origin United States
Date or Era circa 1900
Measuring 7” x 5” x 4 ¼” high

This Art Nouveau inkstand features a woman in classic garb sitting and playing a mandolin. In front of her is an area for pens and the hinged lid inkwell. Two examples shown

Gilded gold example sold for $123 in September 2019.

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