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A Georgian sterling silver gilt ink stand, the stand, John King,…
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Melbourne
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5-Dec-2022
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A Georgian sterling silver gilt ink stand, the stand, John King, London, 1771, the mounts, Edward Farrell, London, 1825, the elliptical foliate stand on scrolling feet mounted with a pen rest modelled as a figure kneeling on a tortoise and supporting a clam shell flanked by an ink pot in the form of an apple and sand pot and bell in the form of a pear, 18 cm high, 30 cm wide, 31 cm deep, 2,216g. Provenance: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer
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Recreations & Pursuits: Writing - Inkwells & inkstands