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Rare 19th-century pump inkwell, mother-of-pearl and Sèvres porcelain
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Inkwells
Rare 19th-century pump inkwell, mother-of-pearl and Sèvres porcelain
Price:
€2,500
Tax included
A rare and remarkable pump inkwell, made in France in the mid-19th century. The central Sèvres porcelain was hand-painted; it is surmounted by a mechanism operating a weight that forces the ink up or draws it back through the opening. The patent may be Bocquet or Boquet
(2 contemporary competitors)
The base is in original gilt bronze; the two trays are in natural mother-of-pearl.
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Period1800 – 1899 · 19th century