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TAHAN: Malachite and Marble Inkwell

 The discreet refinement of this very elegant piece comes from the materials used. Here Black Belgium marble, highly appreciated for its purity and fine texture allowing for a perfect finish, is inlaid with malachite and adorned with finely chiseled gilded bronze. The contrast between the depth of the black and the intensity and luminosity of the green stone is striking.The body of the inkwell rests on a round plate. The sides of the plate curve up and are a decorated with a geometrical frieze underlining the edge, and its center, which rises to support the inkwell, is surrounded by a design of four linked arrows. The ogee curved stand of the inkwell is gilded bronze; it is ringed and rises to support the remarkably polished marble bowl. The bases of the vertical handles are adorned with bronze ram heads topped with acanthus leaves and show an exquisite delicacy of carving. The high point of the handles level off and form a flower blossom in a square.  The handles then split and link to the inkwell in a floral motif, bringing lightness to the composition. The top of the bowl is short, adorned with a frieze that echoes the one on the plate below. A gilded frieze around the opening of the bowl and the cover links the two esthetically and hides the hinge. Two malachite circles underline the cover, which is crowned with a gilded flower blossom.  

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Napoleon III beveled mirror, second half of the 19th century

This beveled mirror was made in the second hlaf od the 19th century. Its frame made in gilt wood and stucco is adorned with a naturalist and delicate decoration depicting a variety of wisteria in seed.

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Louis XV style trumeau decorated with musical instruments

Made of white painted stucco with gilded mouldings in the Louis XV style, the upper part of this small trumeau is decorated with musical instruments intertwined with branches on which roses bloom. On each side, the pilaster-like uprights are decorated with a flowery garland in the form of a cordon. The mirror is framed by a two tiered gilded moulding, a pearl moulding followed by a border, and is flanked in its two upper corners by small rosettes.

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Louis XIV style mantel in Marquina marble