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Inkstand in the form of a pomegranate in a gilt-bronze mount, Chantilly|Villeroy, porcelain ca. 1735, mounts ca. 1740–50 and…
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Inkstand in the form of a pomegranate in a gilt-bronze mount

Chantilly|Villeroy · porcelain ca. 1735, mounts ca. 1740–50 and later

Medium
Soft-paste porcelain, gilded bronze
Dimensions
Body (a): 5 3/8 in. × 10 5/16 in. × 7 in. (13.7 × 26.2 × 17.8 cm) Overall (with lid): 5 15/16 × 10 15/16 × 7 in. (15.1 × 27.8 × 17.8 cm) Lid (b): 1 1/16 × 1 3/4 in. (2.7 × 4.4 cm)
Accession
2019.283.55a, b
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Culture
French, Chantilly or Villeroy
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