~ LARGE DESK INKWELL OF RECTANGULAR FORM RECTANGULAR... Lot 15

~ LARGE DESK INKWELL OF RECTANGULAR FORM RECTANGULAR FORM IN MARQUETRY BOULLE IN COUNTERPART Parisian work, Louis XIV period, around 1700/1720. Gilt brass, brown tortoiseshell and chased and gilt bronze decorations. H. 11 cm L. 47 cm W. 34,5 cm It rests on four feet in acanthus base and heel of foot with square section, bordered by a lingotière with a frieze of foliage in gilt bronze. The rectangular frame is based on a long brass plate with stylized foliage and three gilded bronzes, in the gilded bronzes, in the center a mask with head of woman and on each side a lion's head. The tray is with bronze lingotière: the top presents a large box with a barrel bottom with a beautiful decoration of garlands, foliage and in the center a wheel with spokes. On the side side, a gilded brass case, between an inkwell with four penholders and a and a powder case finely pierced with scrolls.