Lot 38
  • 38

A SWEDISH GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED PORPHYRY INKSTAND, FIRST QUARTER OF 19TH CENTURY |

Estimate
6,000 - 10,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Haut. 11,5 cm, larg. 31 cm, prof. 11,5 cm ; height 4 1/2 in.; width 12 1/4 in.; depth 4 1/2 in.
with a quill holder, an inkwell and sand dispenser

Provenance

Ariane Dandois, Paris

Condition

The photograph is a little too dark. The porphyry is more reddish in reality. Good overall condition except a few tiny edge chips on the base. Gilt bronze mounts with very little tarnishment. A slight difference of height between the two inkwells. Ready to display.
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