Old English

A small inkwell - overall height only 86mm (3 3/8") - most likely Arculus, with millefiori base and stopper. 4 rows of pastel-coloured cogs - lined in pink, blue, lavender and ochre - plus a row of 7/6 canes in red & white and red, blue & white.Non-matching - but perfectly fitting - stopper! Deeply ..

Attributed to Arculus, the base of the inkwell has millefiori canes set around a blue/white 16-toothed cog cane with a red/white cross at its centre. The coloured millefiori cogs in the 4 concentric rows are lime-green, white with pale blue lining, blue/white and pink/white. The base is nipped in to..

The spurious 1848 date cane would indicate an Arculus or Walsh-Walsh attribution - ca. 1920s. The base, which stands on a ca. 1/4" high foot has 4 rows of well set-up, pastel-coloured canes around a large central 16-point cog cane. The “4" in the date cane is mirror-inverted and is an unusual lavend..

Possibly an early attempt to make a chequer or panelled weight, or perhaps a forerunner of the traditional spoke pattern? The cranberry colouring comes from the translucent coating around the latticinio segments; the ground is, in fact, clear. Half the perimeter consists of horizontal latticinio tu..

3 rows of neatly-set white corrugated canes - lined in aqua, pink & pale-blue - encircle a central ruby-lined cog cane. The outer row of canes has been carefully drawn underneath the set-up to the centre of the base to give a tidy finish around the end of the centre cane. (See image No.3). Cut with ..

A fine Old English 6-row concentric around a cruciform centre cane. The overall colouring, precise setting (although slightly off-centre) and the ruffle canes in the first and third rows could possibhly suggest Bacchus. The same applies to the blue, white and red ogee canes in the 5th row. However, ..