Belle Époque Naturalistic Inkwell, circa 1900
In gilded bronze and chiseled with naturalistic decoration of grapevines, the green marble board supporting two covered pots discovering the glass ink containers.
Signed A.Marionnet
Napoléon III Style
Circa 1900
Original gilding
Albert Marionnet (1852-1910 is a renowned bronzier, chiseler and founder, whose company was based in Paris, supplied all the luxury boutiques of the Second Empire, and the Third Republic. His works are in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay. Unfortunately, as many of his fellow bronzers whose skills lie on the fringes of art and decorative arts, little data is available about him.