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Victorian Silverplated Standish with Two Inkwells, 1889
Henley Street Antiques
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Victorian Silverplated Standish with Two Inkwells, 1889

19th century
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Late Victorian Silverplated Standish with two inkwells on each side of a box with lid and a pentray on either side. Fitted on a polished Hardwood Plinth with a drawer. The Silverplated box bears an inscription reading: M.J. Brooks, 30th April 1889. The wood plinth measures ca 28 cm x 20 cm and a height of ca 18 cm.

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Henley Street Antiques has dated this Victorian Silverplated Desk Standish to the 1880s.

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Late Victorian Silverplated Standish with two inkwells on each side of a box with lid and a pentray on either side. Fitted on a polished Hardwood Plinth with a drawer. The Silverplated box bears an inscription reading: M.J. Brooks, 30th April 1889. The wood plinth measures ca 28 cm x 20 cm and a height of ca 18 cm.
fig 1. A Victorian silverplated standish featuring a shaped wooden base, two etched cylindrical inkwell holders, a central urn-topped box, and an integrated pen tray.
fig 1. Victorian Silverplated Standish with Two Inkwells, 1889

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Henley Street Antiques has dated this Victorian Silverplated Desk Standish to the 1880s.

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Archive I A Victorian silverplated standish featuring a shaped wooden base, two etched cylindrical inkwell holders, a central urn-topped box, and an integrated pen tray.

Victorian Silverplated Standish with two inkwells, 1889

Archive II A Victorian silverplated standish featuring a shaped wooden base, two etched cylindrical inkwell holders, a central urn-topped box, and an integrated pen tray. View II
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Archive V A Victorian silverplated standish featuring a shaped wooden base, two etched cylindrical inkwell holders, a central urn-topped box, and an integrated pen tray. View V
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A Victorian silverplated standish featuring a shaped wooden base, two etched cylindrical inkwell holders, a central urn-topped box, and an integrated pen tray.
Victorian Silverplated Standish with two inkwells, 1889
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A Victorian silverplated standish featuring a shaped wooden base, two etched cylindrical inkwell holders, a central urn-topped box, and an integrated pen tray.
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A standish, commonly referred to as an inkstand, is a tray or container designed to hold writing equipment, including inkwells, pens, and sealing wax. Popular throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, these items were essential desk fixtures in formal offices and private studies.

Victorian standishes were crafted using solid hardwoods such as mahogany, walnut, or oak combined with silverplate, electroplated nickel silver (EPNS), brass, or sterling silver mounts, frequently housing removable glass or metal ink pots.

Authentic Victorian silverplated pieces typically display makers marks or registration stamps on the metal edges or base, along with stamps denoting electroplating such as EPNS. Period construction details like dovetailed timber joinery and hand-engraved motifs further indicate historical authenticity.

Position the standish on a contemporary office desk, library table, or hallway console to create a focal point. It can serve functionally to store fountain pens, paperclips, and small desk accessories.

Dust the timber base regularly with a soft microfibre cloth and apply beeswax polish sparingly, taking care not to allow wax contact with the metalwork. Clean silverplated components using a silver polishing cloth to avoid removing the thin layer of silver plating.
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