A rare A E Jones silver inkwell with a Ruskin pottery finial

Price: £1,000 – £5,000

A  rare early A E Jones silver arts and crafts inkwell very much in the style of Charles Ashbee.  The finial of the inkwell lid set with a Ruskin stone, or possibly enamel.

Maker:  A E Jones

Designer:  NA

Date: 1905

Marks: AEJ, Birmingham, “i”

Material: Sterling silver

Condition: Excellent, with replacement liner

Size: 10.5 cm diameter, 7 cm high

Weight: 105 g, 3.7oz excluding glass liner