Antique French Gilt Bronze Inkstand

Description

Antique French gilt bronze inkwell featuring decorated with puttos, satyrs, and scrolling foliage motifs and featuring four inkwells, the lids … more 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