Property of an Important European Collection
A George II silver inkstand, Thomas Farren, London, 1733
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November 13, 02:54 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
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Property of an Important European Collection
A George II silver inkstand
Thomas Farren, London
1733
engraved with the arms of King with a crescent for difference, the shaped oblong base on volute and pad feet fitted with inkwell, pounce pot and bell, the fittings unmarked
31.6cm, 12¼in
1950gr, 62oz, 15dwt
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Sothebys London, Important Silver Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniatures, 8th June, 1995, lot 116
The arms are those of King, for Peter King (1709-54) second son of Lord Chancellor King who succeeded his brother as 3rd Lord King and Baron Ockham in 1740. He was Outranger of Windsor Forest and died unmarried.