Book Shaped Porcelain Inkwell with Resting (But Poised to Write) Hand horn whistle but the fan is in

but the fan is in very good condition overall

I've always got an eye out for antique snuff boxes

with finger jointed corners

16" tall including post (head alone is 4 3/4" tall)

Book Shaped Porcelain Inkwell with Resting (But Poised to Write) Hand horn whistle but the fan is inNot totally my usual thing, but a hand, and a book, and an inkwell all in one, and gilding too well, how to resist? And I like the thought that this very delicate looking hand is about to pick up a pen. (Or a paintbrush seems to me the little ink pot would work just as well for mixing watercolors.) Displays as nicely open as it does closed as a box, and the two pots are easily removed. 4" x 2 3 4" x 2 3 4" t and in good condition. A bit of loss of the