Antique French Ornate Dore Brass Inkwell Stand, Desk Tray, Enamel Portrait bowl probably done mid-1800s

probably done mid-1800s

but now is an open backed locket into which you can place your own memento

Gothic look with its gilded bronze straps across the lid

and this work is definitely by a master enamelist

The painting it without a cover glass right now and we hesitate to put one on since it will be both lighter in weight and safer to ship without

Antique French Ornate Dore Brass Inkwell Stand, Desk Tray, Enamel Portrait bowl probably done mid-1800sA superb old mid 1800s large inkwell and desk tray all in one, this beauty is sure to thrill. It's got an ornamental cartouche which is an inset convex plaque of copper with wonderful kiln fired enamel portrait of a boy and his dog, enjoying the countryside. The scene is right out of the Romantic Era movement of the 1700s which remains popular and is best represented by the paintings by Boucher, Fragonard and others whose vibrant outdoor genre scenes