Sold for:
$325
$325
Mechanical Bronze Inkwell and a French Spyglass, the inkwell in the form of a cherub kneeling between two urns, the left containing inkwell, the right concealing a bell that rings when the plunger beside him is pressed, on gardrooned base decorated with swags and scrolls, ht. 7 x lg. 9 3/4 in., (missing left arm, probably originally holding a gong); and a 1 1/2-inch single-draw brass spyglass engraved Malaerida Opticien, 12 rue d'Alger, Coulon , (tube dented).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-08-23
