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A GEORGE V SILVER AND ENAMEL INKWELL
Lot 379 PROPERTY FROM THE INVENTORY OF MARKS ANTIQUES

A GEORGE V SILVER AND ENAMEL INKWELL

MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN AND ALWYN CHARLES ELLISON CARR, LONDON, 1912

Closed17 November 2009

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A GEORGE V SILVER AND ENAMEL INKWELL
MARK OF OMAR RAMSDEN AND ALWYN CHARLES ELLISON CARR, LONDON, 1912
Square and with four applied buttresses at the corners, the hinged cover with the plumes, crown and motto of the Prince of Wales on mottled blue enamelled ground, with hammered finish, marked near edge and inside cover, the base chased 'OMAR RAMSDEN ET ALWYN CARR ME FECERUNT'
5½ in. (14 cm.) square
gross weight 18 oz. (554 gr.)
The inscription reads 'I Was Wrought for Major F. J. Brett T. D. by Command of His Brother Officers of The Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles: March 1913'

The David and Vivian Campbell Collection; Christie's, London, 20 April 2005, lot 18.

Specialist note

The Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles were a volunteer regiment founded in 1778. They saw active service during the Boer and First World Wars. Originally named the Bank of England Volunteers they were merged with the 15th Battalion London Regiment in 1921. Major Brett was gifted at Fencing and was commander of the Post Office Savings Bank Messengers Drilling Corps. He retired from the Civil Service Rifles in April 1912 but was recalled to active service with the London Regiment in October 1914.