Engine Turned Black Basalt Inkwell, English hotsell c. 1790

Engine turned black basalt inkwell, English, c. 1790. Features three pen hotsell holes of somewhat unusual configuration. Unmarked with the exception of an impressed B.

Condition
Wear and minor imperfections commensurate with age and use; generally good.

Dimensions
1 5/8" H
2 3/8" Dia.