Inkwell - Bronze, Porcelain

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Louis XV style desk inkwell with two porcelain inkwell bowls and a two-armed porcelain candelabrum on a contoured black lacquer tray with gold floral relief, made in France around 1880 from bronze and porcelain, 20 cm high by 25 cm wide, in acceptable used condition and sold without candles.

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Desk inkstand with Louis XV-style candelabra, featuring a contoured tray in black lacquer, with floral relief decorations highlighted in gold, in an Oriental Chinese taste. On the side it has two inkwells in the form of porcelain bowls with polychrome flowers, and a two-armed candelabrum adorned with small porcelain flowers.

The inkstand features rich ornamentation of small porcelain flowers and asymmetrical Rocaille, with motifs of scrolls, leaves and branches full of oak leaves and little flowers.

Made around 1880.

Sold without candles.

Desk inkstand with Louis XV-style candelabra, featuring a contoured tray in black lacquer, with floral relief decorations highlighted in gold, in an Oriental Chinese taste. On the side it has two inkwells in the form of porcelain bowls with polychrome flowers, and a two-armed candelabrum adorned with small porcelain flowers.

The inkstand features rich ornamentation of small porcelain flowers and asymmetrical Rocaille, with motifs of scrolls, leaves and branches full of oak leaves and little flowers.

Made around 1880.

Sold without candles.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Material
Bronze, Porcelain
Country of origin
France
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
20 cm
Width
25 cm
Estimated period
1850-1900
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Objects sold
94.12%
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