Wonderful (and Historically Conversational) Figural Studio Pottery Inkwell with Open Mouth jar of moxie bottle caps one fit inside the other

one fit inside the other to create a tiered form

though I have to think

with a few tears to the reverse

And it makes a great whistle by blowing into the large hole on its side near the tail

as if guarding the gates to Erongaicuaro

Wonderful (and Historically Conversational) Figural Studio Pottery Inkwell with Open Mouth jar of moxie bottle caps one fit inside the otherAs with the Romano Byzantine bronze weight listed today, I purchased this inkwell from a favorite antiques shop in Vermont filled with gorgeous old wooden built in cases and cabinets, which themselves are always filled with wonderful things. The owners recently purchased a large collection of inkwells, most of them 19th century and earlier, but among them this charming and clever studio pottery example from the 20th century, which is the one I