French Rococo gilt-metal inkstand, late 19th century
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LOT 53
French Rococo gilt-metal inkstand, late 19th century
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ZAR 10 000 - 12 000
Location
Cape Town
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French Rococo gilt-metal inkstand, late 19th century
in the form of swirling acanthus leaves, fitted with a pair of inkwells, each with a hinged acanthus-leaf cover, applied with oak branches and acorns, surmounted by a nymph, stamped 'BD 462'. The associated letter opener with a foliate handle
height: 19cm; width: 35cm
Notes
By the mid-19th century, literacy and correspondence were central to French bourgeois life. Inkstands were status symbols as well as decorative focal points of the secretaire, bureau plat or cartonnier.
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