French Porcelain Maiden Inkwell with Ormolu Mounts
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A French porcelain maiden figured inkwell with fine ormolu mounts and fitted interior. 16.5 cm in diameter.
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- Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- ink wells / ink stands, French - French 113
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ink wells / ink stands, material
- gold, gilt 47
- porcelain, pottery 65
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