Mid-Victorian silver desk inkstand
A mid-Victorian silver desk inkstand, of rounded rectangular form raised on four corner bracket feet, fitted with a pair of silver mounted glass ink bottles of bellied square shape, and central silver pot with removable lid having short taperstick to the top, hallmarked Henry Wilkinson & Co., Sheffield 1853, length of stand 22.2cm by width 14cm, weighable silver excluding glass bottles 15.51ozt (482.6g); together with a modern silver mounted dip pen, hallmarked Ari D Norman, London 1994, cased. (2).
Condition Report:
- Inkstand:
- appears in fairly good overall condition
- displaying some expected surface wear, marks, and scratches, commensurate with age and use
- some general tarnishing with heavier spots/patches and a little blackening/residues to some areas and crevices
- minor surface nicks and dints, including around edges
- some knocks around the edges and corners of the hinged lids to glass pots; and some small edge chips and nibbles to glass bodies
- Fixing screws for the pair of square mounts and central pot present to the base; there is one screw missing replaced with circular plug
- Hallmarks located to base of stand with matching hallmarks to all detachable parts
- Dip pen:
- general tarnishing all over with some light surface marks and scratches
- nib marked DURAVEL
- Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition
- Please note, due to the fragile nature of the glass, this lot is not eligible for in-house packaging and postage (or for packaging for a courier to collect)
A mid-Victorian silver desk inkstand, of rounded rectangular form raised on four corner bracket feet, fitted with a pair of silver mounted glass ink bottles of bellied square shape, and central silver pot with removable lid having short taperstick to the top, hallmarked Henry Wilkinson & Co., Sheffield 1853, length of stand 22.2cm by width 14cm, weighable silver excluding glass bottles 15.51ozt (482.6g); together with a modern silver mounted dip pen, hallmarked Ari D Norman, London 1994, cased. (2).
Condition Report:
- Inkstand:
- appears in fairly good overall condition
- displaying some expected surface wear, marks, and scratches, commensurate with age and use
- some general tarnishing with heavier spots/patches and a little blackening/residues to some areas and crevices
- minor surface nicks and dints, including around edges
- some knocks around the edges and corners of the hinged lids to glass pots; and some small edge chips and nibbles to glass bodies
- Fixing screws for the pair of square mounts and central pot present to the base; there is one screw missing replaced with circular plug
- Hallmarks located to base of stand with matching hallmarks to all detachable parts
- Dip pen:
- general tarnishing all over with some light surface marks and scratches
- nib marked DURAVEL
- Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition
- Please note, due to the fragile nature of the glass, this lot is not eligible for in-house packaging and postage (or for packaging for a courier to collect)
