Office Inkwell Representing “the Thinker” By Emile-louis Picault (1833-1915)

Important bronze desk inkwell with polychrome patina on a sea green marble base. Allegorical bronze titled and signed on the terrace. The young man is seated on a rock in the company of an eagle, and holds a book marked: “It is on the high peaks that the thinker meditates”. The young man with his heroic appeal is captivated by a pensive expression and seems to be facing a difficult decision. Old edition cast iron with BD founder's mark debossed on the reverse. The container for writing accessories such as the quill is housed in a hollowed-out marble terrace, the cups intended for the ink are in gilded bronze and chiseled with foliage decorations.

Bibliography: Harold Berman, Bronzes Sculptors and Founders, 1800-1930, Abage Publishers, Chicago 1974 Pierre Kjellberg, bronzes of the 19th century, Editions de l'Amateur, Paris 1989

Dimensions
Height : 14.96 in
Width : 16.92 in
Depth : 10.03 in

Period : 1890
Origin : France, Paris
Materials : Bronze and sea green marble