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Cherub Drummer Inkstand with Servants’ Bell
| Categories | Figural - Mythology; Literature; Religion; Fictional |
| Type | Cupid / Cherub / Angel |
| Material | Bronze |
| Markings | Unmarked |
| Manufacturer | Undetermined |
| Origin | France |
| Date or Era | circa 1870 |
| Measuring | 10” x 5 ½” x 6 ¾” high |
This French bronze inkstand is designed with a sculpted cherub wearing a tricorne and holding a mallet, flanked by two decorative timpani drums. One of the drums is an inkwell. The other holds the mechanism for a servants’ bell. There is a tall staff next to the cherub that, when pushed, activated the mechanism to ring a bell (non-functioning here). Sadly, the cherub’s left arm is missing. In the front, a decorative pen tray completes the piece.
Estimated value: $300
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