Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild  - 5th October 2022

Lot 100

A GEORGE V PRESENTATION SILVER TREASURY INKSTAND

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £850

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Description

A GEORGE V PRESENTATION SILVER TREASURY INKSTAND

BY CHARLES COMYNS, LONDON, 1923

of rectangular form, with drop ring handles and two hinged covers, the interior with two silver-mounted glass inkwells, on four bun feet, the inside cover inscribed 'Presented to Lionel de Rothschild Director of the Alliance Assurance Company on the occasion of its centenary 1824-1924', cover a.f

24cm long

approx. weight 47.9oz.

Provenance

Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)

Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)

The Trustees of Exbury House