Property of a Private Canadian Collection
A George II silver inkstand, Thomas Farren, London, 1733
Lot Closed
May 26, 01:26 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private Canadian 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.
1950g..r, 62oz, 15dwt.
Sotheby's, London, Important Silver Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniatures, 8 June, 1995, lot 116
The arms are those of King, for Peter King (1709-1754) 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.