Continental Silver Inkwell with Repousse Figurehead and Cut Glass
A Continental silver ink well featuring repousse figurehead and two cut glass ink pots with silverplated lids, width 11.22 in., wt 348g of silver (without timber base and ink pots)
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- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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