A French bronze and porcelain ink stand, mid-19th century, in Louis XV manner, the removable porcelain pump ink pot between a pair of covered pots above a clam shell dish, a quill rack to the rear, the pump handle marked 'Encrier pompe 1839 Medaille d'Argent Paris bouquet Brevete', 23.5 cm high, 40 cm wide, 22 cm deep