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A GEORGE III SILVER TREASURY INKSTAND
Lot 137 VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH'S TREASURY INKSTAND

A GEORGE III SILVER TREASURY INKSTAND

MARK OF HENRY NUTTING, LONDON, 1805

Closed10 April 2019

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A GEORGE III SILVER TREASURY INKSTAND
MARK OF HENRY NUTTING, LONDON, 1805
Rectangular with reeded borders and on four scroll feet, the double hinge cover with swing handle and engraved with the Royal arms and a coat-of-arms under a coronet, the interior fitted on one side with three compartments with a glass inkwell and sander with silver covers, marked underneath, all covers and handle
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.)
93 oz. 19 dwt. (2,923 gr.)


Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (1769-1822) and then by descent.

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The Royal arms are those of King George III (r.1760-1820).
The second coat of arms are those of Stewart quartering another with Hobart in pretence for the diplomat and statesman Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, later 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (1769-1822) and his wife Amelia (Emily), daughter of John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, whom he married in 1794.

The inkstand was probably acquired by Castlereagh as a perquisite of office during his time as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies under Pitt.