A Minton inkwell, cover and liner

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A Minton inkwell, cover and liner
in a Sèvres-style, enamelled with bleu céleste meandering bands trailing flowers, within gilt oeil-de-perdrix, the interior with a well and liner within three compartments, supported by scroll feet, gilt ermine marks -- 16cm. wide, 19th century (damages, staining and restoration); a Copeland parian Arts Union vase, oviform and moulded with a frieze of dancing classical ladies, between bands of leaves enriched in gilt -- 20.4cm. high; and a bleu céleste cylindrical flower vase gilt with insects below beads and two ring handles, possibly Minton
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