Silver & Objects of Vertu - 23rd January 2018

Lot 67

A George III old Sheffield plated globe inkwell

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £150

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Description

A George III old Sheffield plated globe inkwell,

possibly by Roberts, Cadman and Co, circa 1795,

the two-section domed cover with a push-down ball finial, opening to reveal a mounted glass inkwell and sander, and a compartment for an ivory pad, with a drape apron, on a raised circular foot, height 22cm.

Provenance: purchased from S.J.Shrubsole, Museum Street, London 21 January 1975.