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A Gorgeous Victorian Silver & Guilloche Enamel Inkwell
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A Gorgeous Victorian Silver & Guilloche Enamel Inkwell

19th century
Description

A gorgeous Victorian cut glass inkwell. The square body is cut with bevelled edges and has an integral ink reservoir. The hallmarked silver lid is hinged and decorated to the top with exquisite ivory guilloche enamel and a hand painted central rose.

A stunning example, both as a collector's item and to dress a desk. Dimensions below.

Postage and packing £12.00 UK

£20.00 Europe

£40.00 USA (including 10% tariff)

£28.00 Outside Europe

Condition :- Excellent, with no chips or cracks to the glass, no loss to the enamel and no dents or splits to the silver.

Hallmarks :- Clear and readable.

Date :- Birmingham 1894.

Maker :- Henry Matthews.

Base dimensions :- 4.5 cms x 4.5 cms.

Height :- 4.5 cms. (lid closed).

Physical Dimensions
Height
5cm (1.97")
Width
5cm (1.97")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Jeff Sims Antiques has dated this Silver Guilloche Enamel Inkwell to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1204511
Dealers Internal Reference
13662
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Description
A gorgeous Victorian cut glass inkwell. The square body is cut with bevelled edges and has an integral ink reservoir.
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The hallmarked silver lid is hinged and decorated to the top with exquisite ivory guilloche enamel and a hand painted central rose.
Jeff Sims Antiques
fig 1. A heavy square glass inkwell with a hallmarked silver collar and a pale yellow guilloche enamel lid featuring a hand-painted pink rose motif.
fig 1. A Gorgeous Victorian Silver & Guilloche Enamel Inkwell

A stunning example, both as a collector's item and to dress a desk. Dimensions below.

Postage and packing £12.00 UK

£20.00 Europe

£40.00 USA (including 10% tariff)

£28.00 Outside Europe

Condition :- Excellent, with no chips or cracks to the glass, no loss to the enamel and no dents or splits to the silver.

Hallmarks :- Clear and readable.

Date :- Birmingham 1894.

Maker :- Henry Matthews.

Base dimensions :- 4.5 cms x 4.5 cms.

Height :- 4.5 cms. (lid closed).

Height
5cm (1.97")
Width
5cm (1.97")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Jeff Sims Antiques has dated this Silver Guilloche Enamel Inkwell to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1204511
Dealers Internal Ref
13662
Jeff Sims Antiques
Jeff Sims Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2010

Specialists in antique silver, glassware and objects of vertu

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Archive I A heavy square glass inkwell with a hallmarked silver collar and a pale yellow guilloche enamel lid featuring a hand-painted pink rose motif.

A Gorgeous Victorian Silver & Guilloche Enamel Inkwell

Archive II A heavy square glass inkwell with a hallmarked silver collar and a pale yellow guilloche enamel lid featuring a hand-painted pink rose motif. View II
Archive III A heavy square glass inkwell with a hallmarked silver collar and a pale yellow guilloche enamel lid featuring a hand-painted pink rose motif. View III
Archive IV A heavy square glass inkwell with a hallmarked silver collar and a pale yellow guilloche enamel lid featuring a hand-painted pink rose motif. View IV
Archive V A heavy square glass inkwell with a hallmarked silver collar and a pale yellow guilloche enamel lid featuring a hand-painted pink rose motif. View V
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Archive VII A heavy square glass inkwell with a hallmarked silver collar and a pale yellow guilloche enamel lid featuring a hand-painted pink rose motif. View VII
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A heavy square glass inkwell with a hallmarked silver collar and a pale yellow guilloche enamel lid featuring a hand-painted pink rose motif.
A gorgeous Victorian Silver & Guilloche Enamel Inkwell
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A heavy square glass inkwell with a hallmarked silver collar and a pale yellow guilloche enamel lid featuring a hand-painted pink rose motif.
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  • ObjectInkwells
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver, Enamel, Glass
  • ColourClear, Silver, Yellow
  • MotifsGuilloche enamel, Floral motif, Bevelled glass, Silver hallmarks
  • SizeH 5 cm (2 in) x W 5 cm (2 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This Victorian inkwell combines cut glass, hallmarked silver, and enamel. The clear glass body has a heavy square shape with bevelled edges and a central ink reservoir. Atop the neck sits a hinged silver collar and a round cover finished in pale yellow guilloche enamel. The lid features a central hand-painted pink rose motif surrounded by engine-turned detailing. Clear hallmarks appear on the silver hardware. The piece measures 5 cm high, 5 cm wide, and 5 cm deep. Suitable for a gentleman's library or office desk, this item functions practically to hold ink or serves purely as a decorative collector's piece. The colour palette includes clear glass, silver metal, pale yellow enamel, and pink and green tones on the floral decoration. The compact square form sits flat on a writing surface, while the hinged mechanism allows easy access to the reservoir beneath the decorated cover.

Guilloche enamel is a decorative technique where a precise, repetitive pattern is mechanically engraved into metaloften sterling silverand covered with translucent enamel glaze to create a light-reflective finish popular in late 19th-century metalwork.

Victorian inkwells frequently combine heavy cut glass or crystal bases with silver, silver-plate, or brass mounts, often accented by enamelled lids or decorative stone inlays.

Authentic pieces display official silver hallmarks on the collar or mount detailing the silver purity, town mark, and makers stamp, along with uniform engine-turned patterns beneath undamaged glaze.

Position the inkwell on a writing desk, console table, or stacked atop hardback books on a library shelf to introduce historical texture and fine metalwork to a contemporary room scheme.

Wipe the glass base with a soft microfibre cloth, polish the silver mount gently with a dry silver-polishing cloth, and avoid submerging enamelled components in water or exposing them to harsh chemicals.
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