Ink and pen trays 19th century

including a pair of oak oval pen trays by Webster of Piccadilly each with a glass ink bottle, two walnut and ebonised examples, two further larger shaped examples, one mounted with a cast metal ink stand in the form of an urn together with four Mauchline tartan-wear string boxes and a quantity of quills (qty)

An interesting selection in well used condition. Some of the ink bottles are chipped or have broken lids or are missing their stoppers. The trays have many old scratches, marks and stains.
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