19th Century French Gilt Bronze Inkwell by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) antiques She is a miniature under

She is a miniature under glass

fitted with lidded compartments for storing tea

Has a unidentified Chinese or oriental chop mark

Hector Xavier

These spoons were used along side of an after dinner cup of coffee

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Inkwell by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) antiques She is a miniature underWe are offering a very beautiful French Bronze inkwell by the master metalworker, and founder Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810 1892). The inkwell is classical revival with a figural finial of a bearded Greek man's head supported by three griffin feet with floral and other designs on the rest of the body of the inkwell. One looped handle serves as a stop for the lid of the inkwell, and a handle. The inside of the inkwell and lid are both gilt, and are in