BRONZE INKWELL. SPAN, 17TH CENTURY.
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Reference: ZF1121
Bronze inkwell. Spain, 17th century. An octagonal bronze inkwell with eight small holes and one large hole in the centre of the upper part. It has a flat base and decoration on its fronts based on mouldings of different shapes and widths, all smooth and leaving flat areas in the centre of the piece. Around this central hole there is a raised moulding, in a combination similar to that mentioned above. Typologically, the most common form of inkwell in Baroque Spain was square, and they were made of bronze, ceramic, etc. The polygonal shape, although also relatively frequent and apparently more so in the 18th century, is less common. Compare, for example, the polygonal ceramic inkwell from Talavera de la Reina dated to the 17th century that is in the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas (Madrid), or the bronze one with an octagonal lid dated to the 19th century from the same institution, with several ceramic ones and different origins from the 18th century (same museum), etc. Above all, it is worth remembering, due to its similarity to the present piece, the polygonal inkwell with six holes made of bronze and dated to the 17th century that is in the Museo Casa Natal de Cervantes (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid). Likewise, it is possible to see the use of pieces of this type in paintings such as San Gregorio Magno by Fray Juan Andrés Rizi dated 1681 (Museo del Prado, Madrid). Weight: 1.701 kg.
· Size: 18,5x18,5x8 cms
1.300 €
