A REGENCY ORMOLU AND ROUGE GRIOTTE MARBLE INKWELL
19th Century
In the form of a scallop shell enclosing compartments for ink and sand raised on a dolphin-cast base on a square plinth
6½in. (16.5cm.) high
Lot Essay
A nearly identical inkwell was sold, Property from the Michael Lipitch Gallery, Sotheby's London, 22 May 1998, lot 24 (£18,400).