Little Red Riding Hood Inkstand

This bronze inkstand was designed by Antoine Bofill. It features a detailed sculpture of Little Red Riding Hood carrying a basket. The inkstand is set on a marble base. The head of a wolf, integrated into the design, conceals the inkwell – the wolf’s head is hinged. The piece is signed “Bofill,” and is inscribed “S’Edition d’art”.

Antoine Bofill was a Spanish artist and member of the animalier movement of the 19th century. Best known for his small, decorative bronze sculptures, Bofill often focused on Neoclassical themes, historical scenes, female nudes, and, most frequently, animals. Born in 1875 in Barcelona, Spain, he studied at the Academy of Beaux Arts in Barcelona, Spain, before garnering contact with the Parisian art world. He went on to regularly exhibit in the prestigious salons of Societe des Artistes from 1901 to the mid-1920s. Bofill is thought to have died sometime after 1925.