Tools and EquipmentBritish19th century

Buhl Inkstand

c. 1815

Artists

George BullockArtist

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Medium

Brass, mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and lacquered wood

Culture

British

Period

George IV (1820-1830)

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

7.5 × 40 cm (2 15/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Christie's, London, June 7, 2007, lot 3]. [H. Blairman & Sons, Ltd., London, by 2009], sold; to Horace W. Brock, Gloucester

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