A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT DESK STANDISH, by George Fox
A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT DESK STANDISH, by George Fox, London 1868, oval, with two pen trays and two pin trays, all bordered with foliate engraving, two silver gilt mounted glass ink bottles with crest engraved to hinged covers flanking a central urn-form candlestick, raised on four paw feet. Stand 26cm by 17.9cm, 23.9 troy ounces (excluding ink bottles)
Condition Report: Marks clear and well struck - further stamped with maker's mark lion passant and conforming date letter to inside of each ink bottle cover, and lion passant to six square nuts to underside (holding ink bottle stands and central urn). Ink bottle covers slightly loose but sturdy. Stands upright, does not rock. Gilding heavily worn in places. Light surface marks and scratches commensurate with age and use
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A VICTORIAN SILVER-GILT DESK STANDISH, by George Fox, London 1868, oval, with two pen trays and two pin trays, all bordered with foliate engraving, two silver gilt mounted glass ink bottles with crest engraved to hinged covers flanking a central urn-form candlestick, raised on four paw feet. Stand 26cm by 17.9cm, 23.9 troy ounces (excluding ink bottles)
Condition Report: Marks clear and well struck - further stamped with maker's mark lion passant and conforming date letter to inside of each ink bottle cover, and lion passant to six square nuts to underside (holding ink bottle stands and central urn). Ink bottle covers slightly loose but sturdy. Stands upright, does not rock. Gilding heavily worn in places. Light surface marks and scratches commensurate with age and use
