Antique Limoges French Milk Glass Brass Inkwell Hand Painted With Base

Antique Limoges French Milk Glass Brass Inkwell Hand Painted With Base
Excellent Used Condition
**Ink residue along top rim when open

This inkwell is identified as a Limoges porcelain piece, known for its high quality and artistry, originating from Limoges, France.

It features a white porcelain body adorned with hand-painted floral motifs (purple flowers and green leaves) and is encased in ornate gilded brass fittings, including a decorative lid and base.

Pieces in this style, particularly with "doré bronze" fittings and intricate designs, are often associated with the late 19th or early 20th century, potentially in the Napoleon III or Empire style.

As an inkwell, it would have held ink for writing with a quill or dip pen, and likely contained a removable glass or porcelain insert to hold the ink itself.

Hand painted plum and sage green flowers
Top flips open. Hinged
Milk glass cube 1.5" wide
Width of base 3"
Total height with top closed 2 1/4"

1999