23rd Apr, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST

Jewellery, Watches & Silver

 
  Lot 2009
 

2009

A George III Silver Inkstand
by Matthew Fenton, Richard Creswick and William Watson, Sheffield, 1783

oval and on four fluted panel feet, with beaded rim, the ends with openwork foliage, with two openworks supports for the silver-mounted glass bottles and with a central oblong taper-box

26cm wide, weight of silver 10oz 2dwt, 314gr

Sold for £190
Estimated at £150 - £250


 

Fully marked under base. Further part marked inside taper-box. The covers and bottle supports apparently unmarked. The marks are generally clear. There is some surface scratching and wear overall. The base with a number of bruises. There is some chipping and scratching to the glass bottles. The cover of one jar with later fixing material which overflows the mounts. There are some holes and bruises to the rims of the silver-mounted bottles.

 


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Auction: Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 23rd Apr, 2022

Tennants’ Jewellery, Watches & Silver Sales bring together a wide a range of affordable period and modern jewellery, vintage and collectable watches, and silver from the 18th to 21st century.

 

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