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

probably done mid-1800s

Gorgeous old thing

so that soldiers could carry them easily and write their correspondence from the battlefield

both for safety reasons and to keep them from being removed from the household for sure

and this work is definitely by a master enamelist

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