Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 28th October 2015
Lot 453
A Victorian silver classical oil lamp /inkwell
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £700
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Description
A Victorian silver classical oil lamp /inkwell,
by Charles and George Fox, London 1841,
the lamp of oval form, with a winged sphinx head scroll handle, the front with a classical mask, engraved decoration, beaded border, the centre with a hinged cover with a cone finial, opening to reveal an inkwell, the front with a flame shaped capital for a taper wick, on two raised mythical dolphins on a rectangular base, height 13.2cm, approx. weight 12.9oz.