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Title: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: micaela on February 26, 2013, 08:54:41 PM

Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign

micaela

(http://i51.tinypic.com/2e24h0h.jpg)
(http://i54.tinypic.com/2z8yu84.jpg)

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: sapphire on February 26, 2013, 09:03:40 PM

Can you take a clearer, closer picture. Impossible to tell at this resolution.

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: bigwull on February 27, 2013, 01:42:41 AM

are you sure its an inkwell....looks like a wee flying saucer... ;D

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: micaela on February 27, 2013, 01:30:32 PM

(http://i51.tinypic.com/2mpze42.jpg)
(http://i51.tinypic.com/16ih6bt.jpg)

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: micaela on March 01, 2013, 03:51:04 PM

(http://i46.tinypic.com/1glu6e.jpg)

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: greenacres on March 01, 2013, 05:23:01 PM

Is there anything on the bottom. Nothing is coming up for the name.

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: Ipcress on March 01, 2013, 05:50:23 PM

Quote from: greenacres on March 01, 2013, 05:23:01 PM

Is there anything on the bottom. Nothing is coming up for the name.

What have you tried ?

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: KC on March 01, 2013, 05:57:58 PM

Have tried  E Naryesif, E Nargesif, E Naryerif, E Nargerif, E Nasyesif, and every variation thereof.  No luck.

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: greenacres on March 01, 2013, 07:09:13 PM

I tried E. Margarif, Margerif

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: greenacres on March 01, 2013, 07:13:20 PM

BINGO! ;D
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6901645
There are other works too. Dutch

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: Ipcress on March 01, 2013, 07:50:47 PM

Not the same

And with Gouda etc, Margriet is the pattern, not the painter.

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: greenacres on March 01, 2013, 08:07:55 PM

Shoot! you burst my bubble! :'( Back to searching!

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: Ipcress on March 01, 2013, 08:16:25 PM

There's a chance it's cyrillic or similar. Will look tomorrow when i'm not knackered

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: bigwull on March 01, 2013, 08:21:39 PM

I think this may be a one off as opposed to a mass produced item...from perhaps an artists studio....

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: greenacres on March 01, 2013, 09:14:08 PM

Bigwull, found your spaceship! You left it double parked! ;D

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unusual-Antique-Victorian-Silver-Inkwell-with-Marquess-or-Earls-Coronet-1895-/300867204528?pt=UK_Home_Garden_PensPencils_WritingEquipment_SM&hash=item460d1535b0

Title: Re: Can anyone identify this porcelain inkwell sign
Post by: bigwull on March 01, 2013, 09:19:04 PM

now we know... ;D