λ A GEORGE III TREEN BURR WALNUT AND HORN PENNER

λ A GEORGE III TREEN BURR WALNUT AND HORN PENNER
LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY

in three sections, the quill cavity with a horn lining, the inkwell above a screw-off base pounce pot, the cover with a further screw-off compartment, with two printed collection labels 'Hornsby Collection 214'
27.4cm high

Provenance
Formerly the Hornsby Collection.
Purchased from Christie's, South Kensington, Oak, Country Furniture, Folk Art and Works of Art, 1 November 2000, Lot 388.
The Adler Collection of Treen.

Literature

For a similar example, see Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wood Bygones, p.254, pl.264L.