French Art Nouveau Inkwell by Francois-Raoul Larche

A French Art Nouveau Inkwell by François-Raoul Larche. The gilded patinated bronze features a nude woman seated on a rock and is titled “L’idee, Allegrie sur un Rocher” (The Idea, Allegory upon a Rock). Pictured in: Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris, by Macklowe Gallery, The Studley Press, 2011, p. 179.