Lot N. 47
Silver inkwell
Milan 19th century
made as a small oval tray with a scrolled embossed edge with two vase-shaped ampoules, lids with bud-shaped ends, a small central stand surmounted by a service bell with a cherub grip that supports a drapery (missing the door knocker), four pen holders, on feet chiselled into palmettes, an ampoule missing from the internal tray
575 g, h 18x24x17 cm
Bears hallmarks: starry world, plow, silversmith's mark not perfectly legible, anvil