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Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Green Glass Inkwell Bottle

$720
$90020% Off
£544.23
£680.2920% Off
€625.42
€781.7720% Off
CA$1,002.60
CA$1,253.2420% Off
A$1,115.35
A$1,394.1820% Off
CHF 584.68
CHF 730.8520% Off
MX$13,629.26
MX$17,036.5820% Off
NOK 7,445.15
NOK 9,306.4420% Off
SEK 7,008.58
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DKK 4,668.51
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About the Item

This is an Empire style parallelogram shaped emerald green glass heavy inkwell. It’s guilt bronze mounted with a scene of sphinxes statues, bell shaped vases, and maidens moving and holding swags. The scene is framed by a border of bay leaves garland and palmettos in the upper and bottom area respectively. The bronze knob shaped hinged top, it is engraved with a maiden thinker. There are an indentation of the glass at each side of the two upper corners of the bottle that serves to rest the pens.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.63 in (6.69 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)Depth: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)
  • Style:
    Empire (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1800s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Guaynabo, PR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5431224336732

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