19th C Parkins & Gotto Black Lacquer Victorian Papier Mache Inkwell Set Antique

19th C Parkins & Gotto Black Lacquer Victorian Papier Mache Inkwell Set AntiqueBlack Lacquer Victorian Papier Mache Inkwell Set Made by Parkins & Gotto London, a prestigious Victorian era stationer and luxury goods firm founded in early 19th C. It often retailed high end goods from abroad and produced its own finely finished paper goods and lacquered items, many of which sold in the 1851 Great Exhibition and subsequently exported across the Empire. Hand painted stenciled gold chinoiserie and arabesque style motifs.

early 20th c

Centerpiece on tripod feet with draped chains and dolphin supports

Watercolor on ivory (vertical cracking and slight warping typical of antique ivory under environmental stress)

having dual lion rampant flanking blue shield cartouche

most likely late Qing dynasty to early Republic period (circa 1880–1920)

Teatro Critico Universal is a collection of essays challenging popular superstitions

The full series has collected major works of world literature curated by a scholarly board (1928-1930)

Pair of pink carved alabaster or marble urns in the classical style

labeled: "Gabriel Archangelus B

Webster & Son was a prominent silver manufacturing company in Brooklyn

18th C (1770-1790)

Bucolic harvest scene in the 19th century sentimental style