Inkwell

Franta Anýž, Prague, Bohemia

1902

Cast hammered bronze. Trapezoidal shape with inset sides, arching branch-like relief handles with rowanberries on the front. The square inkwell bowl in the rear has a flat cover decorated in relief.

L: 19.2 cm, W: 17.2 cm

Markings: ANÝŽ stamped on edge

UMP 10129

A silver inkwell of related shape and decoration accompanied by a glass ink pot is known from Franta Anýž’s oeuvre.

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