Absolutely beautiful hand painted porcelain gilt bronze-mounted inkwell. Double ink pots, pen holder, beautifully painted flowers and trimmed in gold. Marked Limoges, France.
Limoges Mark
Another examples of Limoges inkwells
LIMOGES INK WELL GIVEN BY PRINCESS DIANA AS A GIFT
This Limoges ink well with feather quill was given by Princess Diana as a Christmas gift to one of [...]
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Posted in Metals, tagged antique, Antiques, art nouveau, Egypt, Egyptian, inkwell, ra, sphinx, winged disc, wmf on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ART NOUVEAU / JUGENDSTIL
WMF (Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik)
COPPER INKWELL / INK STAND
GERMANY, ca. 1890 – 1900
MARKED WITH THE EARLY WMF STRAUSS MARK.
The German factory W.M.F. produced some of the most elegant and evocative metalware in the ART NOUVEAU style from the beginning of the 20th century until the start of World War I.
The Wurttemberg [...]
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