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Japonaiserie Porcelain Inkwell

Categories Ceramics/Porcelain non-Figural
Material Porcelain
Markings See narrative
Manufacturer Carl Friedrich Boseck Company
Origin Austria
Date or Era circa 1890
Measuring 2” square; 2 ¾” high

Porcelain inkwell (hinged with brass collars) decorated with hand painted fruits, flowers, cherry blossoms, and birds. Marked on the base with a winged crown and Austria. This is the mark of the Carl Friedrich Boseck Company which started its business in 1880 in Haida Austria (now Nová Bor in the Czech Republic).

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