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DESCRIPTION

A Victorian silver navicular inkstand with two part cut glass bottles with silver hinged lids and collars. Good quality pierced and engraved decoration throughout. There is a cartouche to the centre of each side that has never been engraved and each end is decorated with a heart.

SILVERSMITH

William Gibson & John Langman (stand) George Fox (bottle mounts and lids)

DATE or HALLMARK

1896 (all)

ASSAY OFFICE

London

WEIGHT in GRAMS

273

SIZE in INCHES

length: 8 1/2

width: 3 1/4

height: 2 1/2

SILVER STANDARD

.925 sterling silver

OVERALL CONDITION

excellent, no repairs, monograms or erasures.

FAULTS

there is a small circular crack to the centre of the base of one glass bottle that does not go through to the inside.
Back Price £285 SOLD Item Number: N1404 several