Topic: Today’s mystery object ??

[Lustrousstone]

Yes, it could be. These are all quite large, heavy and mostly quite deep, and have 6 cm (ish) circular openings http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=824 , http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=809 , and http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=811

[ahremck]

I can't be Holmegaard.  The one show is not the same at all.  The upper hole is eccentric, not in the centre as in the original post.  The one shown as Holmegaard is actually very similar to Whitefriars 9514 - but Whitefriars cased it in clear whereas Holmegaard used one colour.

Ross

[bat20]

This is the closest I’ve come to something similar so far ?described as a inkwell from 1830,obviously with a much narrower opening but the same style of shallow bowl with a thick base …maybe not an inkwell but something else one would have on a desk ??..also this piece is huge ?,maybe something you’d want on a ship ,like the wide based ship decanters ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175429476693?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&customid=EAIaIQobChMIzuWe9rHU_gIV0N_tCh2WzA2jEAQYBCABEgILXPD_BwE