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**AN ANTIQUE IVORY, ENAMEL AND GOLD INK WELL, BY BOUCHERON
Designed as a carved ivory ink well depicting a Bacchic face and other mythological figures, within scrolling ivory and multicolored enamel foliate motifs and trim, opening to reveal a glass ink compartment, with a sculpted gold female sphinx handle and a gold base of cherubs and Bacchic faces, mounted in 18k gold, circa 1880, 4¼ x 3 x 3 ins., with French assay mark, in a red leather fitted case
Signed FIC Boucheron for Frédéric Boucheron, no. 311
Designed as a carved ivory ink well depicting a Bacchic face and other mythological figures, within scrolling ivory and multicolored enamel foliate motifs and trim, opening to reveal a glass ink compartment, with a sculpted gold female sphinx handle and a gold base of cherubs and Bacchic faces, mounted in 18k gold, circa 1880, 4¼ x 3 x 3 ins., with French assay mark, in a red leather fitted case
Signed FIC Boucheron for Frédéric Boucheron, no. 311
Special Notice
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