Bidspirit auction | A French Champleve Enamel and

A French Champleve Enamel and Onyx Double Inkstand - A late 19th-century French desk stand featuring a slab of polished green onyx set within a gilded metal frame. The onyx base is characterised by translucent green tones with prominent brown and cream veining, incorporating a shallow pen rest groove and two upright gilded posts. The stand is mounted with a pair of matching inkwells decorated in the champleve enamel technique. The enamel decoration consists of a light blue ground with scrolling foliate patterns in dark red, white, and dark blue, with stylized floral rosettes to the lids and bodies. The inkwells feature hinged domed covers with pointed finials and are mounted to the stone base with circular gilded plates. The underside of the base is secured by three gilded metal plates, two of which are semi-circular and one rectangular with curved edges, each fitted with rounded feet. No maker's marks or inscriptions are visible on the metalwork or the stone. Width: 25.5 cm Depth: 15 cm Height: 10 cm.