Lot Essay
This design of inkstand derives from a French Empire prototype (see: Connaissance des Arts, Le Dix-neuvième Siècle FrançaisParis, 1957, p. 150, fig. 1)
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A REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED BURR-YEW, BRONZE AND BRASS INKSTAND
The stepped rectangular top with a central seated vestal holding two anthemia-cast rhytons, one with a lidded mouth, the other a removable sander, the front with a boat-shaped tray, the back with a standing putto candlestick and a turned inkwell, the base with a cedar and mahogany-lined drawer and lion-mask and ring-handle, on paw feet, the ink-well lacking one handle, the base previously with top edge-mount
10½in. (27cm.) wide
The stepped rectangular top with a central seated vestal holding two anthemia-cast rhytons, one with a lidded mouth, the other a removable sander, the front with a boat-shaped tray, the back with a standing putto candlestick and a turned inkwell, the base with a cedar and mahogany-lined drawer and lion-mask and ring-handle, on paw feet, the ink-well lacking one handle, the base previously with top edge-mount
10½in. (27cm.) wide