SILVER AND PORCELAIN INKWELL, R. LINZENER WORKSHOP FRO CARTIER NEW YORK, CIRCA 1947

SILVER AND PORCELAIN INKWELL, R. LINZENER WORKSHOP FRO CARTIER NEW YORK, CIRCA 1947 Circular porcelain bowl holding a round silver lid with an opening on one side surrounded by a beaded border to hold the pen and a round inkwell with a hinged lid topped by a pinecone on the other side also surrounded by a beaded border. The side of the lid is decorated with a wreath or circular garland of laurel leaves engraved in etching. The inkwell has a removable glass crucible. The porcelain is decorated with birds among foliage and flowers. Traces of gilding on the inside of the lid and around the ink opening. Signed 'Cartier' Numbered '47-1532' Stamped 'Made in France' French export mark for 950 silver and for the workshop of R. Linzeler on the inside of the lid and under the hinge. H. 11 cm, D. 9.5 cm With expertise letter by Alain Cartier - ALC VINTAGE dated 10 October 2023 Comment: The Linzeler workshop was bought by Cartier Paris in the late 1930s