Antique 19thC French Empire Gilt Bronze Marble Eagle Desk Set Twin Inkwell 1880 Paintings having completed a hearty meal

having completed a hearty meal and a few glasses of wine and looks to be in a a merry mood

this led the way to much urban revitalization

The mirror having a pierced floral brass frame and mounted with a mask of the Roman God Bacchus

Paris was a very exciting scene in these years

Antique 19thC French Empire Gilt Bronze Marble Eagle Desk Set Twin Inkwell 1880 Paintings having completed a hearty mealA fine antique 19th century French Empire style gilt bronze & marble double inkwell eagle desk set, circa 1880. This very elegant antique inkwell desk set is made of the finest dark green variegated marble, the shaped marble base having a scalloped storage to store steel nibbed pens. The marble base with a raised centerpiece cast gilt bronze eagle sculpture, with outspread wings flanked by twin ornate matching lidded inkwells. Both bronze inkwells are