Antique French Ornate Dore Brass Inkwell Stand, Desk Tray, Enamel Portrait bowl which sometimes darkens a great

which sometimes darkens a great deal over the centuries as the varnishes used go dark

The frame is also earliest 1800s

and this work is definitely by a master enamelist

member of the Royal Academy

Gorgeous old thing

Antique French Ornate Dore Brass Inkwell Stand, Desk Tray, Enamel Portrait bowl which sometimes darkens a greatA superb old mid 1800s large inkwell and desk tray all in one, this beauty is sure to thrill. It's got an ornamental cartouche which is an inset convex plaque of copper with wonderful kiln fired enamel portrait of a boy and his dog, enjoying the countryside. The scene is right out of the Romantic Era movement of the 1700s which remains popular and is best represented by the paintings by Boucher, Fragonard and others whose vibrant outdoor genre scenes