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Art Nouveau Pond Scene

Categories Art Nouveau
Type Frog
Material Bronze
Markings See narrative
Manufacturer Undetermined
Origin France
Date or Era circa 1890
Measuring 7 ¼” x 4” x 1 ¼” high

This Art Nouveau bronze inkstand presents a beautiful scene by a pond, with sweeping movement of water, lily pads, cattails, and a frog on top of the inkwell’s lid.  Made in France and signed (unable to decipher).

Sold for $250 in July 2023

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