GRAND ENCRIER à trois godets de forme rectangulaire en marqueterie dite «B

LARGE INKER with three rectangular-shaped cups in marquetry called "Boulle" in the first part of brass on a tortoiseshell background and ornamentation of chased and gilded bronze. In the central part, a large curved feathered receptacle is decorated with putti flutes sitting on an arcature, at their sides, griffins, an antique urn and foliated foliage. The sides, also inlaid, are decorated with scraps of drapery and arabesques. On each side, female masks are arranged in appliqués, and on each corner there is a winged sphinx. It rests on four flattened ball-shaped feet.18th century
H : 10 - W : 40,5 - D : 31 cm
Veneer jumps, missingPlaced with a label
PROVENANCE Private collection, South of France