19THC ANTIQUE SEVRES ENAMELED PORCELAIN BRONZE INKWELL / INKSTAND. A BEAUTIFUL 19THC FRENCH SEVRES PORCELAIN ENAMEL INKWELL. A SUPERB SEVRES ENAMELED PORCELAIN AND BRONZE INKWELL THE INKWELL IS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED IN FINE DETAIL. THE OUTER BORDER IS A BRONZE FLORAL BAND FOLLOWED WITH FINE FLORAL GILT WORK WITH A COLBERT BLUE BAND WITH WONDERFUL HAND-PAINTED FLOWERS AND FLORAL ILLUMINATING BENEATH THE BLUE ENAMEL.
THE INNER CIRCLE IS DECORATED WITH WONDERFUL HAND-PAINTED FLOWERS ON A WHITE ENAMEL GROUND THERE IS ALSO TWO BANDS OF RAISED JEWELS HALF WHITE ENAMEL PEARLS SET IN A GILDED CLASP. THE INKWELL STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL WELL AND STANDS ON FOUR BRONZE LEAVES ON THE BASE.
USED CONDITION THERE IS SOME DAMAGE TO THE LID OF THE INKWELL AND A FINE CRACK ON THE BASE WHICH I BELIEVE HAS HAD SOME REPAIR AS SEEN IN PHOTO 10 PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOGRAPHS CAREFULLY
ONCE RESTORED THIS WILL BE A MAGNIFICENT PIECE.
IT WOULD MAKE A VERY NICE ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.