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DESCRIPTION | Superb quality and significantly heavy antique English solid sterling silver reproduction of a rococo Paul de Lamerie inkstand from around 1741. There is an original at the V&A item no;0104037 Inkstand | Paul de Lamerie | V&A Explore The Collections. Another of the same weight as this example was sold at auction in 1960 for £3,600 (at the time a nice 3-bedroomed bungalow on the South Downs would have cost less). The magazine clipping is from May 1960. |
SILVERSMITH | William Comyns |
DATE or HALLMARK | 1911 |
ASSAY OFFICE | London |
WEIGHT in GRAMS | 689 |
LENGTH | 8 ½", 216mm |
SILVER STANDARD | ·925 sterling silver |
CONDITION | excellent |
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SOLD |
Price £763 |
item number m9184 |
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