A late Victorian silver mounted inkstand, the curved

A late Victorian silver mounted inkstand, the curved oblong base with gadroon rim and raised on bun feet, fitted with central hinged compartment in between a pair of bulbous cut glass ink pots, each with silver mounted collar and flat hinged lid. Hallmarked Birmingham, probably 1894, maker's marks very worn but possibly Stokes & Ireland Ltd. Length of base measuring 8 7/8 inches (22.5 cm).