This blotter Measures 3" high, 5 1/4" long and 2 3/4 wide. The opal glass body of the blotter has a scroll molded design around the top in a pastel blue color and painted pink flowers with white "jewels". The base section (blotter/roller attachment) can easily be removed to replace the leather piece which is missing.
This is a place on the top which has a sliver out of it. Wave Crest glass was produced as an opal glass blank and was then decorated. Originally called "Opal Ware", this glass was at the height of its popularity from 1890 to 1910.
Much of the opal glass known as Wave Crest was produced by the Mt. As undecorated glass blanks to be decorated by their artists. Pictured on page 75 of the book Wave Crest: The Glass of C. The item "EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE C. MONROE WAVE CREST PAPER INK BLOTTER, PASTEL BLUE" is in sale since Monday, October 5, 2020. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\North American\Other North American Art Glass". The seller is "prairiegrasscollectibles" and is located in Springfield, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.