Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu - 25th April 2018
Lot 654
λA Victorian novelty parcel-gilt silver Mr Punch inkstand
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3000
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Description
λA Victorian novelty parcel-gilt silver Mr Punch inkstand,
by Charles and George Fox, London 1859,
modelled in a standing position, the hinged hat opens to reveal the inkwell with a silver liner, his hands modelled to hold a pen, on a shaped rectangular base with simulated floorboard decoration, with an ivory pencil carved as a totem pole, height 19cm, approx. weight 9.6oz.