TWO VICTORIAN SILVER INKSTANDS
ONE MARK OF MARTIN, HALL & CO., LONDON 1892; ONE MARK OF THOMAS BRADBURY & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 1945
The first of oval form, part-fluted, on bun feet, the hinged cover opening to reveal two removable glass inkwells, engraved with a crest, marked on cover and base and also stamped 6887; the second rectangular, on scroll feet with a pair of cut-crystal inkwells with hinged silver covers engraved with the initial 'H' under a Princes coronet, marked unerneath and on inkwell covers and holders
The oval inkstand: 9 in. (23 cm.) wide
The rectangular inkstand: 11 ¾ in. (30 cm.) wide
gross weight 30 oz. 10 dwt. (951 gr.)
The crest is that of The Duke of Gloucester.
The initial 'H' is for H.R.H. The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974).
TWO VICTORIAN SILVER INKSTANDS
ONE MARK OF MARTIN, HALL & CO., LONDON 1892; ONE MARK OF THOMAS BRADBURY & SONS, SHEFFIELD, 1945
The first of oval form, part-fluted, on bun feet, the hinged cover opening to reveal two removable glass inkwells, engraved with a crest, marked on cover and base and also stamped 6887; the second rectangular, on scroll feet with a pair of cut-crystal inkwells with hinged silver covers engraved with the initial 'H' under a Princes coronet, marked unerneath and on inkwell covers and holders
The oval inkstand: 9 in. (23 cm.) wide
The rectangular inkstand: 11 ¾ in. (30 cm.) wide
gross weight 30 oz. 10 dwt. (951 gr.)
The crest is that of The Duke of Gloucester.
The initial 'H' is for H.R.H. The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974).
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