Adrien Pierre Dalpayrat and Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix signed a working contract in 1892, shortly after which the pair likely produced the present lot. Voisin-Delacroix created the form while Dalpayrat perfected the glaze. The exact date of production is uncertain as Voisin-Delacroix died in 1893 but his forms may have been posthumously recreated. During their brief collaboration, the pair created a range of works that featured motifs verging on the macabre, such as body parts and small animals. The gourd-form inkwell with the present lot is an example of this type of work which combines a whimsical form with a mesmerizing glaze. Dalpayrat’s glazes typically combined multiple colors, most famously his sang de bœuf glaze—sometimes called “Dalpayrat red”—which he used in his inkwell with silver mount (lot 127).