A FRENCH ORMOLU, PATINATED BRONZE AND CHINESE PORCELAIN INKWELL
THE PORCELAIN QING DYNASTY 17TH/18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY
The drum-form porcelain body and cover glazed in turquoise and blue, one rectangular and four circular apertures fitted with ormolu bezels, supported on four seated patinated bronze figures in the chinoiserie taste, on an ormolu quadripartite base
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high
A FRENCH ORMOLU, PATINATED BRONZE AND CHINESE PORCELAIN INKWELL
THE PORCELAIN QING DYNASTY 17TH/18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS 19TH CENTURY
The drum-form porcelain body and cover glazed in turquoise and blue, one rectangular and four circular apertures fitted with ormolu bezels, supported on four seated patinated bronze figures in the chinoiserie taste, on an ormolu quadripartite base
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high