(A) A shameless "come hither" look if I ever saw one (and I can't recall the last time I did, alas; but try me!). This silver beauty (over white metal) is just less than five inches tall, about 9 1/2 wide. The original white glass inkwell is to be found under the flower petal on your left. (e-mail Jack for a price)
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(B) Another comely Art Nouveau damsel beckons the writer to his or her daily sonnets, or that first novel in which the anguish of a repressed libido will be central to a tortured plot... A gold painted patina over white metal, and missing the inkwell itself, again located under the flower petal. This sensuously flowing sculpture stands almost five inches tall and is about 7 1/2 inches wide. (e-mail Jack for a price)
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(C) My world's awash in feminine beauty! Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? In this instance the flower on our lady's hair swivels to reveal the inkwell. And now it's time to get back to work on that sonnet...so easily distracted... AND so easily SOLD!!!
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(D) If the ladies aren't for you, perhaps this handsome fellow will get you ... er, itching and bellowing? He's from an American desk set, a huge desk set including everything but the ideas. Beautifully cast in white metal; the saddle pivots back to reveal the inkwell. (e-mail Jack for a price)
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(E) Here's a manly power symbol if I ever saw it -- a screaming eagle on the left, a rising sun bursting out on the right! It's high time to whip the underlings into shape, and why not start by snatching a pen from this tray and carving out the new rules on a piece of paper, of all antiquated concepts?! Heavy cast bronze from France. (e-mail Jack for a price)
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(F) Look how the light softly gathers in the curves and recesses of this sensuous inkwell. Not even the latest Apple computer is that sexy, huh? Well, it's a different time, isn't it? And isn't that why we're here, gathering up antiquities that sound their sensibilities from bygone eras? (e-mail Jack for a price)
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