Art Nouveau Brass Floral Inkwell

Description

• Style & Form: A quintessential Art Nouveau brass inkwell featuring a stylized, four-sided tapered body that rests on four softly flared, leaf-wrapped feet. The organic, flowing design mimics natural plant growth, seamlessly blending the structural feet into the decorative panels.
• Ornamentation: Each side is cast in high relief with distinct botanical motifs. The front panel features a prominent, large central daisy blossom accented by sinuous, whip-lash stems and smaller flanking buds. The side panels offer a variation with a dual-blossom arrangement.
• Lid & Hinge: The domed, hinged lid continues the floral theme with low-relief flower and leaf details split by a subtle central ridge.

Liner & Manufacturer Markings

• Porcelain Liner: The inkwell houses its original, white vitrified porcelain liner cup with a wide, polished rim that sits perfectly flush inside the brass collar.
• Origin Marks: The underside of the porcelain insert features an incised stamp reading “GERMANY” along with the production or mold number “5093”, identifying its European manufacture during the late 19th or early 20th century.