The inkstand is of shaped rectangular form, inset with rectangular plaques painted with floral arrangements surrounded by a green and gilt border. (The inkwell and sander covers are missing.) It belongs to a well identified group of gilt-bronze-mounted Sèvres porcelain inkstands which can easily be attributed to the designs of the celebrated Parisian marchand-mercier Simon-Philippe Poirier, who was known for mounting porcelain plaques onto furniture.
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