Rare Massive Antique French Sterling Silver & Cut Crystal 6.75" "Paperweight" Style Inkwell, Yacht Anchor & Flags Engraving monogram Charles Field Haviland was a

Charles Field Haviland was a member of the Haviland family who ran one of Limoges’ important porcelain businesses

I'm using an online translation program so what you see translated above might not be completely accurate :)

There is a small bit of chipping to the ebonized wood finial portion

a beautiful piece with colorful champleve enamel & gilt bronze cross & lidded font displayed on a solid wood mat with crossed ribbon pattern gilt bronze 9 3/4" outer oval frame

this is a late 1800s hand carved stand which at one time would have held an oval crystal engraved centerpiece bowl

Rare Massive Antique French Sterling Silver & Cut Crystal 6.75" "Paperweight" Style Inkwell, Yacht Anchor & Flags Engraving monogram Charles Field Haviland was aFantastic 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