Perfume bottle as the dabber tells that..My aunt collected these from Italy where she was born..The bottom can hold a fragrant matching cream..This is a NICE little treasure you have..Fanned & watching :))
No. I am sorry. But this is an ink well. I work in a museum and have seen and appraised a number of these. The ink is held in the bottom of the "pot", the top "dropper", is used for dropping drops of water one at a time into the "pot" to keep it moistened during use. Would you like to know how old this item is? Perhaps where it originates from?