Gilt-Bronze Mounted Burl Walnut Inkstand with Ebony Trim (19th Century)
fine Regency burl-walnut inkstand mounted with richly cast gilt-bronze classical covers and urn-form ink pots, the central larger lidded urn flanked by two smaller matching examples, the molded rectangular base fitted with an ebony pen holder and ebony lower trim, further accented by applied gilt-bronze foliate ornament, desk accessory with excellent detailing, burl walnut, gilt bronze, and ebony
height 7 inches, top 6 1/2″ x 12″.
Provenance: From a Park Avenue, New York, estate (no receipt available, information came from family database)
Hyde Park Antiques, New York, 1/21/2002 (purchase price: $11,366.25).
Estimate: $400 - $700