Encrier-inkwell Second Empire

This refined 19th-century French encrier of Second Empire decorative arts.
Could be attributed to the workshops of Barbedienne or Carrier-Belleuse. 
The dual-inkwell desk stand showcases a silvered-bronze bust of a nymph at its center, rendered with the anatomical precision and romantic sensibility characteristic of the period's finest bronziers. A museum-quality example of antique writing instruments and decorative metalwork.

28cm x 16cm x 16cm