Silver & Objects of Vertu - 24th January 2018

Lot 766

A George III silver inkstand

Estimate £300 - £400

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Description

A George III silver inkstand,

by Messrs. Aldridge, London 1761,

rectangular form, gadroon border, with two pen wells and three pierced bottle holders, on four paw feet, engraved with an armorial, with a later glass inkwell, plus a Victorian silver inkstand, London 1892, rectangular form, gadroon border, with a silver-mounted cut-glass inkwell, approx. total weight 26oz. (2)

Provenance: The property of the Earl of Chichester.