Early Spoons, Silver and Collectors' Items - 26th January 2005

Lot 474

West Indian Interest:+ a rare and interesting 18th century mounted glass inkwell and cover of...

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £780

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Description

West Indian Interest:+ a rare and interesting 18th century mounted glass inkwell and cover of shouldered cylindrical form with decorated sides and an octagonal base, inscribed "The Gift of Samuel Kirshaw DD to Thomas Cockburn Esq, in Acknowledgement of his Good Care of his Affairs in Jamaica 1770", (minor damages) unmarked, c.1770, 3.4in (8.5cm)