Italian 16th century and later A bronze inkstand in the form...

Hammer

£480

Italian
16th century and later
A bronze inkstand in the form of a kneeling satyr holding a torch. The stand, inkwell and torch 16th century, the satyr possibly a later 19th century addition. 

See a very similar inkstand in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with satyr by the workshop of Desiderio da Firenze (Italian, active Padua 1532-45), no. 1975.1.1395

Dimensions:
(With stand) 10 in. (H) x 6.25 in. (W)