Antique Late 19th Century Top Quality French Solid Silver Desk Inkwell featured as an ornate lidded Urn with fluted stem mounted to a fabulous dais type base Repousse worked with foliate details, fluted panels and double motifs as a crossed quiver of arrows and a flaming torch.
In Very good condition throughout the inkwell is gilded to the interior reservoir accessed via way of the hinged lid and is in good clean condition, the item having seen little use in its long life, there also being no damages, dings or repairs and the inkwell retains a pleasing aged patina.
With a base measurement of 20 cm x 12 cm the inkwell feature stands 8 cm tall including roundel footed base and has a width and breadth of 9 cm and 5.3 cm respectively.
the inkwell is impressed with the French silver guarantee to the well on the lid flush to the hinge, no other markings are present.
A handsome antique piece, still perfectly useable as well as being a beautiful decorators piece for the home.
weight : 419 grams