Risler Et Carré: Large Superb Inkwell In Sterling Silver, Vermeil, Porcelain & Mirror. C1900

Superb Louis XVI style inkwell by the great goldsmith Risler et Carré.

The inkwell rests on a large quadruped base in gilded metal and mirror, encircled with a torus of laurel leaves and a superbly openwork gallery of floral patterns, in gilded silver.

The body of the inkwell is in porcelain painted with a pastoral scene with two goats and a ruin.
It rests on a small vermeil pedestal decorated with a laurel leaf frieze. The lid, painted with a couple of birds and two butterflies, is fixed by a hinged mount also in vermeil. The socket is formed by a fruiting branch.

The original small glass cup is present. It is supported by a structure, still in vermeil, openworked with flowers as a reminder of the base gallery.


The inkwell (gallery, pedestal and cover) is hallmarked:
. Minerva 1st title before 1973 for solid silver 950/°°
. Goldsmith hallmark: RC for Risler and Carré, active from 1897 to 1912

The bottom of the inkwell, in silver-plated metal and hallmarked:
. Goldsmith's square hallmark: RC
. In full: A. Risler & Carré // Paris


Superb very elegant piece of pure Louis XVI style, made by very great goldsmiths at the turn of the 19th century.
Its large dimensions make it a superb desk item, very precious and decorative.

21.7cm x 17cm
10,1 cm tall

1.013 grams gross

Very good state. Micro scratches from use and vermeil oxidation.





Hand-delivered in Paris or sent by insured colissimo.

France: 20€
Europe: 25€
World: 50€