A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROUGE GRIOTTE MARBLE ENCRIER
CIRCA 1870
Surmounted by an ormolu bust of Diana, inscribed HOUDON to the reverse, flanked by laurel-wreathed ink wells with paterae tops, with pen-rest recess, on toupie feet, loss to front, wells lacking glass linings and possibly associated
10 in. (25 cm.) overall; 12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) wide; 6¼ in. (16 cm.) deep
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROUGE GRIOTTE MARBLE ENCRIER
CIRCA 1870
Surmounted by an ormolu bust of Diana, inscribed HOUDON to the reverse, flanked by laurel-wreathed ink wells with paterae tops, with pen-rest recess, on toupie feet, loss to front, wells lacking glass linings and possibly associated
10 in. (25 cm.) overall; 12 5/8 in. (32 cm.) wide; 6¼ in. (16 cm.) deep
