Item 463

A brass inkwell made. by Rathbone & Co in 1904.

The brass inkwell was designed by Richard Llewellyn Rathbone and made by his short lived firm, Rathbone & Co. The base is fully marked with the design number (682A), Rathbone & Co and 1904. 

This is a well documented design by Rathbone and one that he later sold to Jesson, Birkett & Co who continued to make them up until 1910. This example feels slightly smaller than the later Jesson, Birkett & Co examples and the hinge design is also different. 

In lovely condition and with a glass insert which may or may not be original but fits perfectly.