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An inkstand Regency, circa 1815 bronze and siena marble, the hinged lid enclosing a lidded inkwell and pounce pot h.15cm., w.11cm., d.13cm Provenance Sold in Sotheby's, 13 November 1998, lot 139 A Bronze inkstand of the identical model to the offered lot sold from the Michael Lipitch collection, Sotheby's 22 May 1998, lot 24
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Jean-Franois-Theodore Gechter French, 1796-1844 Quentin Durward saving Louis XI from a boar entitled: LOUIS XI ET QUENTIN DURWARD. W SCOTT and stamped by the foundry 659 bronze, dark brown patina 41 by 40cm., 16.125by 15.75in. Written by Walter Scott and published in 1823, Quentin Durward is the story of a young Scottish archer who journeys to France and upon meeting Louis XI enters the service of that devious monarch. Durward becomes embroiled in the political intrigues between Louis and his cousin the Duke of Burgundy and is entrusted with the safety of the beautiful Isabelle de Croye, Louis' ward and a pawn in his schemes. The novel was immensely popular in both France and Britain. Gechter depicts the moment when Durward saves Louis whilst out hunting. Louis has dismounted to attack the boar, but slips in the mud. Durward, responding to the call of Louis' hunting horn, is on hand to spear the boar, thus winning Louis' favour. The chivalric theme and medieval setting perfectly suited Gechter's oeuvre.
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