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19TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN GILT-METAL MOUNTED SERPENTINE MARBLE INKWELL
19TH CENTURY
The top mounted with seven lava cameos, the interior with two inkwells, a duster and three penholders, one lacking; together with a French patinated-bronze model of 'La Colonne de la Grand Armee', late 19th century, on a black marble plinth, lacking Napoleon figure and fence to top
The inkwell: 3¼ in. (8.5 cm.) high; 6 in. (15 cm.) diameter
The column: 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) high; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) square
19TH CENTURY
The top mounted with seven lava cameos, the interior with two inkwells, a duster and three penholders, one lacking; together with a French patinated-bronze model of 'La Colonne de la Grand Armee', late 19th century, on a black marble plinth, lacking Napoleon figure and fence to top
The inkwell: 3¼ in. (8.5 cm.) high; 6 in. (15 cm.) diameter
The column: 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) high; 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) square
Provenance
The inkwell: The Collection of Maitre & Madame Michard Pellissier; sold Christie's, Paris, 27 June 2007, lot 234.
Literature
Michael S. Smith, Houses, New York, 2008, pp. 135-6 (the inkwell) & 139-140 (the column).
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Charlotte Young