Lot 18
  • 18

A Victorian silver two-bottle inkstand, Dobson & Sons, London, 1883

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • silver
  • 27cm., 10 1/2in. wide
rectangular with gadroon borders on foliate bracket paw supports, formed as two cut-glass inkwells and chamber candlestick with detachable nozzle

Condition

one cover for glass inkwell hallmarked 1810, fully marked, good marks, marks on detachable nozzle worn and possibly another maker, chamber candlestick lacking handle, lacking one nut underneath and one nut a replacement, glass in good condition
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