A Victorian silver table cigar lighter/inkwell,

A Victorian silver table cigar lighter/inkwell,
by Charles and George Fox, London 1842,
modelled as a classical oil lamp, with a demi sphinx handle, and with a flame-shaped wick holder and hinged cover, supported by two mythical dolphins on a rectangular base, height 13cm, approx. weight 14.2oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.