"Neoclassical Mercury-gilded Inkwell With Porcelain Green Family, England Circa 1800"
Fine Chinese porcelain inkwell with “Famille Vert” decoration. The mercury gilt bronze base with acanthus profile around the edge. At the top, four holes for goose feathers. The insert is also in fire-gilt bronze with a neoclassically decorated round lid and filigree leaf decoration. England, around 1800