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Mid 19th Century French Regency Grand Tour Ormolu Silver Bronze Desk Ink Set Filigre Cherub Mount
Dublin, Ireland
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Stunning French “Grand Tour” Filigree mounted Ormolu & Silver-Plated Bronze Desk Inkwell Encrier of exhibition quality, early Nineteenth Century, possibly …
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Stunning French “Grand Tour” Filigree mounted Ormolu & Silver-Plated Bronze Desk Inkwell Encrier of exhibition quality, early Nineteenth Century, possibly Regency period. Complete with its original heavy gauge hand cut crystal ink jar and decorative ormolu and silver hinged cover.
This exquisite desk piece of circular form with oval vignettes depicting neoclassical cherub group scenes on a lavish cast ormolu filigree ground, raised on four leaf shaped supports with similar decoration.
Condition: Good condition with no losses. Professionally re-gold and silver plated original cut crystal ink bottle.
Height: (entire as shown on main image) 5" (12.5cm). Diameter: (at base) 8” (20.25cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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The Grand Tour has long been a symbol of wealth and freedom. In the late 16th century, it became quite fashionable for young aristocrats to visit Italy and France, as the finishing touch on their classical education. Travel was arduous and costly during this time and possible only for a privileged class, and thus the Grand Tour lasted until the 19th century, when railways across Europe allowed for easier travel. While these travels were very popular with the English, they were also undertaken by other Northern Europeans as well as Americans.
The Grand Tour was developed out of the idea of travelling for the sake of curiosity and cultural development. These travels not only provided a cultural education but it also allowed wealthier Grand Tourists an opportunity to purchase items unavailable at home, and it thus increased the travellers social standing and prestige. Travellers would return with crates of books, paintings, sculpture, and other cultural goods, which would be displayed in libraries, gardens, and purpose built galleries in their homes.
A large number of artists Such as Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canalletto) benefited from the patronage of the Grand Tour, as travelers purchased souvenirs.
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- Dimensions
- 8ʺW × 8ʺD × 5ʺH
- Styles
- English
- Grand Tour
- Regency
- Period
- Mid 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Bronze
- Crystal
- Silver
- Condition
- Good Condition, Restored, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Bronze
- Condition Notes
- Good condition with no losses. Professionally re-gold and silver plated original cut crystal ink bottle. Good condition with no losses. Professionally re-gold and silver plated original cut crystal ink bottle. less
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