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Charming Russian Ormolu and Malachite Ink Pot

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    A large English bronze and ormolu column lamp in the Regency manner, made for 10 downing street, where several of these lamps can be found.
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  • 19th Century Russian Chandelier
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    Antique 1860s Russian Baltic Chandeliers and Pendants

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  • French, Ormolu & Cut Glass Plaffonier
    Located in London, GB
    A French ormolu plaffonier hanging light of good quality, with three chains and a crown supporting a decorative ring and cut glass plate.
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    Antique 1880s French Chandeliers and Pendants

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  • Large Sangue De Boeuf Japanese Ornamental Tea Pot
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    A large ornamental Japanese ceramic teapot with a sangue de boeuf glaze.
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    Vintage 1950s Japanese Ceramics

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  • Set of Three Louis XV Style Ormolu Sconces
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    Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces

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  • Set of Fourteen English Bretby & Other Emerald Green Cache Pot
    Located in London, GB
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    Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
    A very fine Russian giltbronze mounted malachite veneered inkstand from the first quarter of the 19th century. Of rectangular form with an acanthus leave decorated border on round fe...
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    Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Inkwells

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  • Early 19th Century Empire Russian Malachite and Ormolu Paperweight Spaniel Dog
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    A very fine Russian giltbronze mounted malachite veneered paperweight dating from the early to mid-19th century. The plinth of rectangular form surmounted by a fully sculpted giltbro...
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  • Russian Malachite and Bronze Inkwell
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    Malachite is one of Russia’s most prestigious stones, and its use in the creation of this rare and opulent inkwell indicates commission and ownership by an individual of considerable status. Wonderful doré bronze accents are the perfect complement to the vivid green stone. Two dipping wells and pen tray make this inkwell as functional as it is beautiful, circa 1890. Dimensions: 18 1/4” wide x 11” deep x 5 1/2” high. The 19th century proved to be the golden age of Russian malachite. The stone became a sign of prestige and a token of wealth so much so that Russian papers of the time wrote: “To afford having a big piece wrought in malachite is synonymous to owning diamonds.” Due to malachite's relatively close proximity, Russian tsars could easily obtain the malachite they needed to decorate their lavish palaces, such as the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, paneling walls and commissioning beautiful inlaid works of art. Year after year the Russian (Romanov) treasury paid increasingly unreasonable prices to hoard the best malachite, much of which went into Romanov palaces and extravagant objects d’art. The Hermitage Museum possesses a collection of over 200 examples of this “palatial” malachite...
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  • Rare Minton Ink Stand with Ink Pot and Sander
    Located in Lincoln, GB
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    Located in London, GB
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