Brass and marble ink stand

$395.00

1 in stock

Description

Brass and marble ink stand. Item 4326.This inticately cast brass ink stand measures 200 mm (8 inches) square and stands 115 mm (4.5 inches) high, and features a red marble insert. It is a good quality item and weighs 1.8 kg 4 pounds). There is a foundry mark under the base with the latin motto “Carpe Diem” inside a six spoked wheel together with a square and dividers. It is missing the insert to hold the ink and the hinge for the lid is a bit loose, but overall it is in very good condition. Probably French, it dates from the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

Brass and marble ink stand
Brass and marble ink stand
Brass and marble ink stand
Brass and marble ink stand
Brass and marble ink stand
Brass and marble ink stand
Brass and marble ink stand
Brass and marble ink stand