A glazed stoneware inkstand

BY FRANÇOIS CARABIN, CIRCA 1894/5

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A glazed stoneware inkstand
By François Carabin, circa 1894/5
Modelled as a female nude seated upon an octopus
6½in. (16.5cm.) high
Impressed monogram fRC

Lot Essay

Another example of this design is in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
Cf: Alastair Duncan, Art Nouveau Sculpture, London, 1978, p. 20.

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