Double Inkwell With Imperial Eagle In Gilt Bronze And Green Marble, Empire Style, 19th Century

Materials: Solid Marble, Gilded Cast Bronze. Dimensions: Length: 40 cm Depth 22 cm Height 22 cm Original gilding. Very beautiful and large quality Empire style sculpture inkwell in chiseled and gilded bronzes and solid marble in Maurin Green, it is rectangular in shape. In its central part on a Marble Square stands an Eagle representing the Imperial flag eagle with outstretched wings holding Jupiter's spindle in its talons. Two beautiful side cups with hinged lids are arranged on either side of the Eagle, these round cups are composed of rich moldings with decorations such as striations, palmettes and interlacing and with button grips in Laurel Wreaths. interiors with glass linings. In its front part a beautiful hollowed-out receptacle pencil case with concave molding. A beautiful bronze applique is placed at the front to highlight the richness of the whole with decoration of volutes, stylized palmettes, rosette. The whole rests on four magnificent and large feet in Lions' Claws and decorated with stylized acanthus leaves covering the angles and highlighting the sides and with small rosettes. Very beautiful quality of chiseling and assembly. Napoleon III period 19th century. Beautiful dimensions and beautiful proportions. Dimensions: Length: 40 cm Depth 22 cm Height 22 cm Private Collection of an Amateur in Fontainebleau. (*) Identical provenance of other items for sale on sites. Condition report: Very good condition, Magnificent original gilding, matte and shiny. Tiny traces of use and age (antique object), and some tiny chips on Marble. Small wear on the inside of a non-visible lid. One of the glass linings not original. Biblio: This eagle is inspired by the models Cast in bronze by Thomire after a Chaudet drawing, the flag eagles were distributed at the Champ-de-Mars. The distribution of these eagles gave rise to a great ceremony at the Champ-de-Mars on December 5, 1804, three days after the Coronation, a ceremony during which the new Emperor had his army take an oath: "Soldiers, here are your flags! These eagles will always serve as your rallying point; they will be everywhere where your emperor judges their presence necessary for the defense of his throne and his people. You swear to sacrifice your life to defend them, and to constantly keep them, by your courage, on the path to victory.