RARE Antique French Poodle Inkwell, Ink Well, Pen Stand, Silver Plate on Bronze 19th century painting This larger locket style brooch

This larger locket style brooch is remarkable for size alone - it is 2

expanding to include similar made items for foreign locations

Monogram: F

Nice large size

a Napoleon III era set with hand enameled floral garlands in decoration

RARE Antique French Poodle Inkwell, Ink Well, Pen Stand, Silver Plate on Bronze 19th century painting This larger locket style broochCharming, no? This is a mid 1800s French silver plate inkwell stand and pen holder (2) with the cutest figure of a French Poodle ever, isn't he? Heavy bronze casting that has been plated in silver (you see a little bronze peeking through on places where the old silver has been polished away). The tilt back head opens to reveal the repository for the ink pot, which would have been a small glass or ceramic insert, but we don't have the old original