Could this be a pen rest?

[Craigtbone]

This came from my grandfather's house 40ish years ago when he passed away.

 

It has been sitting on a shelf all this time.  It never occurred to me until recently that maybe it is a pen rest?

 

Do any of you folks know what this is?

[mail_snail]

That is a unique piece. Could it be a brush rest for Chinese or Japanese calligraphy? They usually have several indentations, just like this.

[inkstainedruth]

There's a similarly designed piece on eBay.  Search for "Pelikan pen stand" or "Pelikan pen holder".  I ran across it a while back when looking for the pen holders that are the pelican shaped ones (I have three of the small ones, with the indentation in the base, but not any of the large one with the hole in the beak -- one metallic gold glaze, one white -- well, sort of off-white, and one blue glaze; I'd been looking for several years for a blue glaze one that was remotely affordable).

But yours is a little nicer looking, Craigtbone than the one on eBay -- more detailed.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Runnin_Ute]

Even if it wasn't designed as such, it sure works as one!

 

I like Ruth have one of the small white ceramic Pelikan pen stands. I keep it on my desk downstairs, so if I am working at my desk at home it gets used. No way is it going into the office - even if I were in every working day, which I am not. And I won't transport daily like I do my pens.

[Craigtbone]

Thanks for the input mail, Ruth & Run.

 

It sure looks like it has a purpose other than a shelf decoration.  Seems more likely it is for brushes than pens I suppose.

 

But it works nicely for my pens so that is what it will do.

 

Any further input is most encouraged.

 

Craig T