Auction Web auction 86
ANCIENT SILVER, IVORY AND CORAL, PENS, ICONS AND OBJECTS OF RUSSIAN ART
Sep 15, 2020
(your local time)
Italy
Bertolami Fine Arts srl Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 Roma Italia
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sept 15 2020, 3.30 pm CEST
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LOT 121:
A French Boulle tortoise shell inkstand - Napoléon III period 19th Century
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Start price:
€
200
Estimated price:
€600 - €900
Auction house commission:
24%
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A French Boulle tortoise shell inkstand - Napoléon III period 19th Century
rectangular shaped with tortoise shell inlaid and brass mountings, collectively known as Boulle. The front has a trough made for pens and the other side of the inkwell has a lidded compartment for pen nibs, sealing wax or other desk-top accouterments. The tortoiseshell was attached to the hardwood frame with coloured matter below to give this highly sought after reddish-orange colouring to these works of art. This process first developed by the French cabinetmaker, André-Charles Boulle (11 November 1642 - 28 February 1732), highly popular in nineteenth Century. Dimensions 34,5 x 24.5 cm, height 9 cm. Weight 3272 gr. Item condition grading: **** good. Ce.S.Ar. Certificate of antiquity (pre-1947).
