Description. Painted in the style of William Billingsley (but almost certainly not by him) with a profusion of roses, to the sides and front of the inkstand body, to the lids of the inkwells and to the reverse of the piece. Elaborate gilded stylised foliage surrounding the roses and further gilt edging to the extremities of the piece, to the quill holders and to the candle holder.
Condition.In overall good condition. One inkwell and one cover is missing. There is some wear to the gilding in the most exposed places. There is professional restoration to the rims of the apertures in which the inkwells and pounce pot sit.
Dimensions.24 cm in length.
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We aim to ensure that our descriptions are absolutely accurate. Nevertheless, antique porcelain is never perfect. We use high definition photography with the aim of making the condition of any item extremely clear. Defects which are obvious in the photography we use are deemed to have been declared, even if we do not specifically refer to them in the description. An example of such a defect would be crazing-but we do not regard fine crazing as being a defect. If crazing is a particular issue for you, please let us know and we will then report as to whether there is any.
Restoration is sometimes extremely difficult to detect. We use UV light and transmitted light to check whether restoration has occurred. Sometimes, even those methodologies do not reveal restoration. If you are able, notwithstanding the definition, to show that restoration of a significant nature has occurred, we would obviously allow cancellation of the sale in such circumstances.
