Shop Antiques

shop antiques:

1. +LAMPS
   1. Tiffany Studios
      1. - For Sale (3)
      2. - Previously Sold (129)
   2. Handel
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (11)
   3. Pairpoint
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (5)
   4. Other Makers
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (0)
2. +FRENCH GLASS
   1. Daum Nancy
      1. - For Sale (6)
      2. - Previously Sold (448)
   2. Gallé (Galle)
      1. - For Sale (7)
      2. - Previously Sold (269)
   3. Argy-Rousseau
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (24)
   4. Le Verre Français
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (90)
   5. Schneider
      1. - For Sale (4)
      2. - Previously Sold (17)
   6. Burgun & Schverer
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (21)
   7. Muller
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (9)
   8. A. Walter
      1. - For Sale (1)
      2. - Previously Sold (21)
   9. R. Lalique
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (38)
   10. Other Makers
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (6)
3. +AMERICAN GLASS
   1. Tiffany Favrile
      1. - For Sale (3)
      2. - Previously Sold (224)
   2. Quezal
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (14)
   3. Steuben
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (8)
   4. Durand
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      2. - Previously Sold (2)
4. +TIFFANY DESK SETS
   1. Nautical
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (1)
   2. Abalone
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (0)
   3. Art Deco
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (4)
   4. Bookmark
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      2. - Previously Sold (0)
   5. Chinese
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      2. - Previously Sold (1)
   6. Grapevine
      1. - For Sale (4)
      2. - Previously Sold (46)
   7. Modeled
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (1)
   8. Ninth Century
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (4)
   9. Pine Needle
      1. - For Sale (1)
      2. - Previously Sold (34)
   10. Spanish
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       2. - Previously Sold (0)
   11. Venetian
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (8)
   12. Zodiac
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (10)
   13. American Indian
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (3)
   14. Louis XVI
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (0)
5. +ICART ETCHINGS
   1. View Entire Collection
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      2. - Previously Sold (105)
6. +EUROPEAN GLASS
   1. Loetz
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (32)
   2. Webb
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (14)
   3. Other Makers
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (0)
7. +AMERICAN POTTERY
   1. Rookwood
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (20)
   2. Grueby
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (10)
   3. Newcomb
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (10)
   4. Van Briggle
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (7)
   5. Marblehead
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (9)
   6. Ohr
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (4)
   7. Fulper
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (0)
   8. Teco
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      2. - Previously Sold (1)
   9. Other Makers
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (1)
   10. Weller
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (1)
   11. Tiffany
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (2)
8. -BRONZE
   1. Tiffany Studios
      1. - For Sale (1)
      2. - Previously Sold (23)
   2. Other Makers
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (12)
9. +PAINTINGS
   1. Louis Icart
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      2. - Previously Sold (9)
   2. Pal Fried
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      2. - Previously Sold (7)
   3. Andre Gisson
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (7)
   4. Frederick Stuart Church
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (1)
   5. American Illustration
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (2)
   6. Other Makers
      1. - For Sale (0)
      2. - Previously Sold (1)
10. +EUROPEAN CERAMICS
    1. Martin Brothers
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (18)
    2. Amphora
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (13)
    3. Other Makers
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (7)
    4. Rozenburg
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (0)
    5. Clement Massier
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (0)
    6. Zsolnay
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (0)
    7. KPM
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (3)
    8. Jerome Massier
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (1)
11. +ART GLASS SHADES
    1. Tiffany
       1. - For Sale (1)
       2. - Previously Sold (10)
    2. Quezal
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (17)
    3. Steuben
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (5)
    4. Lustre Art
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (1)
    5. Other Makers
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (0)
12. +MISCELLANEOUS
    1. View Collection
       1. - For Sale (0)
       2. - Previously Sold (5)

I love inkwells and this is one of the coolest I've had in a long time. What's better subject matter than a mermaid and an octopus? One of the details in particular is of note. The mermaid has two fins. Whaaat? When do you ever see that? Then look at the octopus. He's got human-type teeth. It's wonderfully whimsical. 

The German mark underneath is GESCHUTZ, meaning copyrighted. Therefore the origin is either Germany or Austria and the date is circa 1900. The metal is bronze and the background is a mirror that is meant to simulate water.

It's a killer inkwell, 9" wide and in excellent condition, with the original patina. It won't last long, so let me know if it's for you.