Rectangular, square inkwell with double insert, curved lid with seal-like knob. Model no. T 188. Stylized leaf edge decoration in coral red and bright scarlet. Possibly Wilhelm Thiele, around 1907. Model no. T 188. Extremely minimal condition; sword mark. 31.5 cm x 17.5 cm. Already in 1904, Meissen produced writing utensils for the furnishing of the ministerial building in Dresden according to Thiele's designs. In 1907, one with a "coral red leaf edge" was shown at an exhibition in Stuttgart. See Jedding, Meissen Porcelain of the 19th and 20th centuries, p. 169. An Art Nouveau porcelain writing set. Minor chipped. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. Around 1904-07.
