A Victorian silver desk inkstand

Description

mark of Carrington & Co (John Bodman Carrington), London 1899, of rectangular form with beaded edge, each corner a pillar, square in cross-section and topped with a bun finial, the piano hinged part marked and convex cover decorated with four stripes of beading, interior plain and polished with three square cut-outs for the three glass wells between two dished pen rests, raised on four bun feet and presented along with a French metalwares silver propelling pencil with unusual calendar function, 16 x 9cm, 18.8ozt weighable silver (2)

Condition report: Inkwell: Overall in good condition with no obvious sign of damage or repair. Some minor surface scratches, dents and dings as to be expected. Hinge in good order. Sits well on a flat surface with no wobble. Some scuffing to the underside of the feet, as to be expected. Hallmarks and signature clear and crisp. Divider strip between the inkwell cut-outs a little out of shape. Some minor staining to the inner under the inkwells. Glass on all three wells in good order. Collars to the wells are unhallmarked.

Pencil: Overall in good condition with no obvious sign of damage or repair. Slider action in good order. Calendar change function in good order. French marks very small and a little difficult to decipher, especially the maker's mark.