Writing Case In The Basin Of Versailles 19th

Description:
chiseled gilded bronze.

On a base made of Rocaille decoration is placed the terrace of the writing desk representing a rough sea with its waves in which two newts blow conch shells, in the center a winged naiad supports a large shell.
We will notice details such as the reeds, a dolphin swimming among the newts, the very worked edge of the large shell, the surf of the waves... Furthermore, the sculptor has represented the “very human” buttocks emerging from the water. mermen while they have fish tails, this denotes a freedom and a light audacity which would usually have disappeared in the 19th century.
The valves of the inkwell are treated like a pile of shells. The proportions of this writing desk are also reminiscent of a pool, there is also a very architectural gadroon frieze edge, we will imagine the pools of Versailles, with the mythological marine creatures of the God Poseidon. It is almost organized...
Read more... like one especially given the extreme discretion of the bucket valves. It is a particularly rare object, we have not seen any similar work from the time of Louis XV, and we cannot find any model in Louis XV style even close to it made in the 19th century. It is therefore and probably an order made at the beginning of the 19th century in reference to the basins of Versailles.

Condition:
very good condition, the gilding is perfect.

Dimensions:
42 (length) x 21 (depth) x 22 (height) cm.

Ref 2152 / 10, 15 kg / 14000

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