Treen 19th Century Traveling Ink Bottle wooden parquetry blocks The ball is in overall

The ball is in overall good condition with some scratches and one patch of roughness and discoloration--see all photos

I've really fallen in love with these old wooden Czechoslovakian "ramp walker" figures

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the other is blonde on a green horse

Treen 19th Century Traveling Ink Bottle wooden parquetry blocks The ball is in overallThis is a beautiful antique hardwood portable ink bottle, Georgian era I believe, which certainly makes one want to get out a real ink pen and write a real letter! To close it, one presses down and turns the lid, locking it very tightly so that ink could never escape. There are a couple of small chips around the lip of the lid, and some small stains to the wood, but it remains a very lovely thing and could certainly be put to use again. The glass