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Grand Antique English Sterling Silver Inkwell - London 1899
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Grand Antique English Sterling Silver Inkwell - London 1899

19th century
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A really magnificent inkwell or inkstand, the tray made from a hefty piece of English sterling silver, beautifully shaped with a highly decorative pierced or reticulated gallery.

Standing on three feet, the front of the stand has a double pen rest, in a complimentary design to the feet.

The centre houses a large glass inkwell with a cut star-cut underside mounted with a sterling silver collar and hinged lid. The top is beautifully embossed with a rural scene featuring Gentleman Farmer or Land Owner inspecting the harvest.

Having been retailed by Searle & Co. of 78 & 79 Lombard Street, London, which is in the City of London (Financial District) it was possibly commissioned for a wealthy land owner or a wealthy City Broker. The underside is signed by the retailer.

The inside of the inkwell had a replacement tatty ceramic ink chamber which I discarded at it wasn't fitting. We had our artisan glass maker create a custom liner to fit perfectly.

A splendid and grand piece of Victorian silver. The tray measures 8 1/2" x 7" and standing 3 1/2" at rear. The glass inkwell has a base diameter measuring 4 1/4" in diameter.

The silver is fully hallmarked for London 1899 with the silversmith's initials, for John Grinsell & Sons.

Item ID: 35556

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Puckerings has dated this Sterling Silver Inkstand to the 1890s.

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Description
A really magnificent inkwell or inkstand, the tray made from a hefty piece of English sterling silver, beautifully shaped with a highly decorative pierced or reticulated gallery.
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Standing on three feet, the front of the stand has a double pen rest, in a complimentary design to the feet.
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fig 1. An antique sterling silver inkstand featuring a pierced rear gallery, integrated pen rests, and a central cut glass inkwell with a chased silver lid.
fig 1. Grand Antique English Sterling Silver Inkwell - London 1899

The centre houses a large glass inkwell with a cut star-cut underside mounted with a sterling silver collar and hinged lid. The top is beautifully embossed with a rural scene featuring Gentleman Farmer or Land Owner inspecting the harvest.

fig 2. An antique sterling silver inkstand featuring a pierced rear gallery, integrated pen rests, and a central cut glass inkwell with a chased silver lid.
fig 2. Grand Antique English Sterling Silver Inkwell - London 1899

Having been retailed by Searle & Co. of 78 & 79 Lombard Street, London, which is in the City of London (Financial District) it was possibly commissioned for a wealthy land owner or a wealthy City Broker. The underside is signed by the retailer.

fig 3. An antique sterling silver inkstand featuring a pierced rear gallery, integrated pen rests, and a central cut glass inkwell with a chased silver lid.
fig 3. Grand Antique English Sterling Silver Inkwell - London 1899

The inside of the inkwell had a replacement tatty ceramic ink chamber which I discarded at it wasn't fitting. We had our artisan glass maker create a custom liner to fit perfectly.

A splendid and grand piece of Victorian silver. The tray measures 8 1/2" x 7" and standing 3 1/2" at rear. The glass inkwell has a base diameter measuring 4 1/4" in diameter.

The silver is fully hallmarked for London 1899 with the silversmith's initials, for John Grinsell & Sons.

Item ID: 35556

FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly from London, England

Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Sterling Silver Inkstand to the 1890s.

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SA274270
Dealers Internal Ref
35556
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Archive I An antique sterling silver inkstand featuring a pierced rear gallery, integrated pen rests, and a central cut glass inkwell with a chased silver lid.

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An antique sterling silver inkstand featuring a pierced rear gallery, integrated pen rests, and a central cut glass inkwell with a chased silver lid.
Grand Antique English Sterling Silver Inkwell - London 1899
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An antique sterling silver inkstand featuring a pierced rear gallery, integrated pen rests, and a central cut glass inkwell with a chased silver lid.
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An antique silver inkstand is a desktop item designed to hold ink pots and pens, traditionally crafted from sterling silver to serve as both a functional writing tool and a status symbol in nineteenth-century studies.

Late Victorian inkstands frequently combine hallmarked sterling silver bases or galleries with heavy cut glass ink reservoirs, featuring pierced, repousse, or chased decorative metalwork.

Authentic British pieces bear official hallmarks stamped into the metal, including a makers mark, town mark such as the London leopards head, silver purity mark, and a date letter indicating the exact year of production.

Position the inkstand on a mahogany office desk, a hallway console table, or a study bookshelf to serve as a focal point alongside brass accessories and leather-bound books.

Clean the silver elements using a soft cotton cloth and specialised silver polish, avoiding harsh chemicals on the glass insert, which should be rinsed separately using warm soapy water.
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