Antique French Brass Double Inkwell Stand | Renaissance Revival Desk Set | c. 1880–1900

Before ballpoints and email, a gentleman's desk told you everything about him. This magnificent cast brass encrier double — a French double inkwell stand — would have commanded attention in any 19th-century study, and it still does.
The back gallery is the showstopper: an elaborate pierced cartouche centered on a bacchic Green Man mask, flanked by winged griffins and cascading scrollwork. Two domed, gadrooned-lid inkwells flank the gallery, and an integrated pen tray runs the full width of the front. Every surface is engraved or chased with fine floral and foliate detail. The underside bears a circular French foundry/registration mark — Déposé — consistent with quality Parisian brasswork of the period.
No glass liners (a common loss on pieces this age), but structurally complete and undamaged. The patina is rich, earned, and exactly right.
Origin: France | Era: c. 1880–1900 | Style: Renaissance Revival | Material: Cast brass | Condition: Excellent — no damage; glass ink liners absent