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Great Dane Pen Wipe
| Categories | Accessories, Figural - Animals & Living Creatures |
| Type | dog, Pen Wipe |
| Material | Bronze |
| Markings | Unmarked |
| Manufacturer | Undetermined |
| Origin | Austria |
| Date or Era | circa 1890 |
| Measuring | 5” x 1½” x 4 ¾” high |
A cold-painted cast bronze pen wipe in the form of a Great Dane. Set in the dog’s body are densely packed boar’s hair bristles made stiff to clean the nibs of dip pens. They prevented clogging by removing excess ink.
Estimated value: $500
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