Lot Details
Lot 284
George III Sterling Silver Inkstand
Richard Morton & Co., Sheffield, 1809
Shaped rectangular with shell and gadrooned border, with three fittings for silver-mounted glass pots. Length 14 inches (35.5 cm), total approximately 19 ounces, weighable.
C
Estimate: $700 - $1,000
Sold for $1,187 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Silver good condition overall; scratch weight underside 15=6; good detail to decoration; pots 1 7/8 inches diameter of base; glass with fleabite chips to rim edges and to high points of diamonds, undersides with polished pontil marks, one pot with large break to glass restuck and with larger chips to base (all hidden when sitting in silver collar)
Hallmarks - fully marked underside base, to each ring and to the covers
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Hallmarks - fully marked underside base, to each ring and to the covers
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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