Fine Silver - 27th April 2016

Lot 378

West Indian Interest

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £1000

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Description

West Indian Interest, a rare and interesting 18th century mounted glass inkwell and cover,

unmarked, circa 1770,

of cylindrical form with pierced and 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", height 8.3cm.