Rare Massive Antique French Sterling Silver & Cut Crystal 6.75" "Paperweight" Style Inkwell, Yacht Anchor & Flags Engraving monogram Fine antique French hallmarked sterling

Fine antique French hallmarked sterling silver 2” napkin ring with raised or bas relief style laurel foliate accented bands

IMPORTANT NOTE regarding antique tortoise shell or ivory: We are great supporters of protection for endangered species in our modern world

It still is a wonderful portrait

Whiting rather than the older and more revered Whiting Manufacturing Company (late 19th to early 20th centuries and rivaled names like Gorham

The thin mother of pearl accent strips appear to have moved a bit from their original placement and there are a few very small "bubbles" in the painted sky area

Rare Massive Antique French Sterling Silver & Cut Crystal 6.75" "Paperweight" Style Inkwell, Yacht Anchor & Flags Engraving monogram Fine antique French hallmarked sterlingFantastic antique French hallmarked sterling silver & MASSIVE wheel cut crystal paperweight style inkwell, just under 7 lbs and with "Union Des Yachts Francais" inscription and anchor & crossed flags emblem! The largest we've had in quite some time and, if my memory serves me right, the heaviest! In a rectangular shape with the front of the crystal body having a large groove for resting the writer's pen. Exceptional detail to the crisp wheel cut