Description:

Wedgwood Basalt Ink Stand, c. 1805-10, with Book, ink stand in the form of a boat minus liners and covers with rams head handles and three cups with bacchanalian boys in relief, stamped 'Wedgwood' and with 'Brown Collection' and Lindsay Grigsby Decorative Arts' labels on underside, together with 'Black Basalt: Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers'. Ref.: See Edwards, Diana, and Terence A. Lockett. Black Basalt: Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers. Antique Collector's Club, 1994, pg. 97, fig. 105.

Measurements: Height: 4 1/2 in. x Width: 12 1/2 in. x Depth: 5 1/4 in.

Condition:

Overall good condition, lacking liners and covers, cups slightly loose on base, center cup with chip to rim, one smaller cup with chip to rim, chips to top rim of boat form.

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