Antique 19thC French Empire Gilt Bronze Marble Eagle Desk Set Twin Inkwell 1880 Mid-Century Modern The snuff box having a

The snuff box having a hinged lid with engraved floral decoration and a curled finial to open the box

the base of the chair also is finely carved with scrolling acanthus and a pair of masks of the Greek god Pan

A good antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze and marble bust of Dante Alighieri

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the rectangular top with a decoartive ribbed edge locks onto the pedestal with a brass locking mechanism

Antique 19thC French Empire Gilt Bronze Marble Eagle Desk Set Twin Inkwell 1880 Mid-Century Modern The snuff box having aA fine antique 19th century French Empire style gilt bronze & marble double inkwell eagle desk set, circa 1880. This very elegant antique inkwell desk set is made of the finest dark green variegated marble, the shaped marble base having a scalloped storage to store steel nibbed pens. The marble base with a raised centerpiece cast gilt bronze eagle sculpture, with outspread wings flanked by twin ornate matching lidded inkwells. Both bronze inkwells are