Inkwell (2) - Nécessaire d'écriture - Bronze





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This French Napoléon III-style writing set from 1850–1900 comprises a bronze and cloisonné-enamel inkwell-pen tray and a matching seal.
Description from the seller
Writing set: inkwell-penholder and its matching sealing stamp (initials MG) in bronze and cloisonné enamel - Napoleon III - France - Late 19th century.
Rare and elegant late-19th-century desk writing ensemble in bronze with a beautiful patina, richly adorned with polychrome cloisonné enamel.
The refined floral decoration highlights luminous shades of turquoise blue, royal blue, pink, and yellow, characteristic of French desk accessories of this era, in the taste of the Barbedienne house.
The set includes /
- an inkwell in the form of a shuttle that also serves as a pen tray, with its two original hooks for resting a nib-holder. The central well has its lid; the inkwell inside is missing;
- a pyramid-shaped sealing stamp matching the tray, bearing on its bronze matrix the initials "MG" in calligraphic English lettering. Length 8.5 cm.
Careful packaging and fast shipping.
Seller's Story
Writing set: inkwell-penholder and its matching sealing stamp (initials MG) in bronze and cloisonné enamel - Napoleon III - France - Late 19th century.
Rare and elegant late-19th-century desk writing ensemble in bronze with a beautiful patina, richly adorned with polychrome cloisonné enamel.
The refined floral decoration highlights luminous shades of turquoise blue, royal blue, pink, and yellow, characteristic of French desk accessories of this era, in the taste of the Barbedienne house.
The set includes /
- an inkwell in the form of a shuttle that also serves as a pen tray, with its two original hooks for resting a nib-holder. The central well has its lid; the inkwell inside is missing;
- a pyramid-shaped sealing stamp matching the tray, bearing on its bronze matrix the initials "MG" in calligraphic English lettering. Length 8.5 cm.
Careful packaging and fast shipping.

