ANTIQUE 19thC FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE SOLID SILVER & MARBLE IMPRESSIVE DESK SET 1890
19th Century French Empire style silver gilt mounted green marble desk set, comprising an inkstand, a blotter, a paperclip and a letter box. The large and magnificent hexagonal inkstand rests on four paw feet and is set with two baluster-form covered ink pots, the central plinth applied with a swags and ram's heads and surmounted by a cast silver eagle, the blotter with swan and husk mounts, lyre-form paper clip decorated with swans and ram's heads, large rectangular letter box mounted with silver armorials and garlands centering a swan.
Hallmarked French silver (950), Paris, year 1880-90, Maker's mark for A. Risler & Carre'.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A2689
Description
Antique 19th Century extremely large and impressive French Empire style Solid Silver gilt mounted green marble desk set, comprising an inkstand, a blotter, a paperclip and a letter box. The large and magnificent hexagonal inkstand rests on four paw feet and is set with two baluster-form covered inkpots (fitted with original glass wells), the central plinth applied with a swags and ram's heads and surmounted by a cast silver eagle, the blotter with swan and husk mounts, lyre-form paper clip decorated with swans and ram's heads, large rectangular letter box mounted with silver armorials and garlands centering a swan.
Each part is Hallmarked French silver (950 standard), Paris, year 1880-90, Maker's mark for A. Risler & Carre'. The inkstand and clip's bases further stamped "A. RISLER & CARRE".
CONDITION
In Excellent Condition - No damage, just general wear.
INKSTAND SIZE
Height: 19.2cm
Width: 33.5cm
Weight: 6340g
LETTER BOX SIZE
Height: 17.2cm
Width: 23 x 12.5cm
Weight: 2560g
PAPER CLIP SIZE
Height: 14.5cm
Width: 9.2cm
Weight: 805g
BLOTTER SIZE
Height: 8.4cm
Width: 15.2 x 9.3cm
Weight: 545g
