"Inkwell In Marble Sign F.barbedienne"
Magnificent inkwell in the Neo-Classical style consisting of a solid marble top in Morello cherry color with two circular inkwells and an antique cup decorated with a female profile in gilded bronze. The inkwell is equipped with finely guilloché handles. It is stamped with the founder's factory in two places, one on the pedestal of the cup and the other inside an inkwell. Napoleon III period.Ferdinand Barbedienne was born on August 6, 1810 in Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay1 and died on March 21, 18922 in Paris. He was a French industrialist, known for his artistic bronze foundry.
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