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Inkstand, Philippe Claude Montigny, ca. 1770, Oak, veneered with ebony and mounted with gilt bronze
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Inkstand

Philippe Claude Montigny · ca. 1770

Medium
Oak, veneered with ebony and mounted with gilt bronze
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 4 3/4 × 14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (12.1 × 37.5 × 24.1 cm)
Accession
2013.20
Credit line
Purchase, Mercedes T. Bass, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fisch, and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar de la Renta Gifts, in honor of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2013
Culture
French, Paris
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