Details
- Dimensions
- 8.5ʺW × 8.5ʺD × 8ʺH
- Styles
- French
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Glass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Bronze
- Condition Notes
- Great for age Great for age less
- Description
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Antique French gilt bronze inkwell featuring decorated with puttos, satyrs, and scrolling foliage motifs and featuring four inkwells, the lids …
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Antique French gilt bronze inkwell featuring decorated with puttos, satyrs, and scrolling foliage motifs and featuring four inkwells, the lids ornamented with beast's heads. Engraved with a crest of a cross and the motto "Optima Caela" at top.
CIRCA: 19th century
ORIGIN: France
CONDITION: Gilt loss to the puttos and satyrs. An area of gilt loss at top. The finial of one inkwell is detached but present. Inkwells are lacking their glass liners. Polish residue present. less
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