Inkwell - Encrier Napoléon III - Bronze (gilt/silvered/patinated/cold painted)

Magnificent ceremonial inkstand in gilded bronze from the Napoléon III era with emblems of the Dragons of the Imperial Guard, made in France around 1850-1880.
Beautiful old desk ornament fixed to an oval tray surmounted by dragons representing the Imperial Guard.
The tray, with a richly decorated border of raised vegetal motifs, houses in its center a receptacle in the shape of an urn, equipped with a lid topped by a decorative knop.
Patina and signs of age are visible in the photos that form part of the description. Glass beaker inside the urn is missing.
A distinctive decorative piece, ideal for a collector of antique objects, an admirer of 19th-century decorative arts, or for a classic office decor.
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