Sheffield Plate Antique Inkwell

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Sheffield plate antique inkwell, rectangular base, blue glass pots.  

9 by 6 1/2", 4 1/4" high at the candlestick.  

$1095.

Sheffield Plate, often called Old Sheffield Plate, is a historical material and technique created by fusing a thin sheet of sterling silver onto a base metal, usually copper. Discovered in the 1740s in Sheffield, England, it provided an affordable alternative to solid sterling silver.

More information on the full history of Sheffield Plate is available on wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sheffield_Plate