
Auction Closed
October 27, 04:55 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A SILVER-MOUNTED IVORY SCRIBE'S PEN-BOX WITH THE CREST OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, INDIA, CIRCA 1875
composed of plain ivory plaques set in a rectangular format, set with silver mounts in the form of deities and the Prince of Wales feathers on the corners, surmounted by silver plaque incised with initials 'A...', a hinged cover revealing an interior with a dark purple velvet interior with two compartments for pens and two glass and silver-lidded inkwells
8.5 by 26 by 8.5cm.
This pen-box, which combines Indian and English elements, was most probably produced on the occasion of Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales's visit to India in 1875. For further information on the gifts exchanged and received by the eldest son of Queen Victoria and future Edward VII, see K. Meghani, Splendours of the Subcontinent, exh. cat. The Royal Collection, London, 8 June 2018-14 October 2018.