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Property from T.R.H. The Dukes of Gloucester
A VICTORIAN SILVER INKSTAND
MARK OF SAMUEL WALTON SMITH, LONDON, 1891
Details
A VICTORIAN SILVER INKSTAND
MARK OF SAMUEL WALTON SMITH, LONDON, 1891
Oblong, with pierced scrolling sides, raised on foliate-capped scroll feet, two cut glass inkpots with hinged silver covers, engraved with a presentation inscription, marked underneath and on inkwell fitments and covers and stamped 'Heming & Co. Ltd. 26 & 28 CONDUIT ST LONDON W.'
8 ¾ in. (22.5 cm.) wide
15 oz. 4 dwt. (475 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Presented to / LADY ALICE MONTAGUE SCOTT / on the occasion of her marriage to / H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER / by the officials and workmen on / The Boughton Estate / 6th November 1935.'
MARK OF SAMUEL WALTON SMITH, LONDON, 1891
Oblong, with pierced scrolling sides, raised on foliate-capped scroll feet, two cut glass inkpots with hinged silver covers, engraved with a presentation inscription, marked underneath and on inkwell fitments and covers and stamped 'Heming & Co. Ltd. 26 & 28 CONDUIT ST LONDON W.'
8 ¾ in. (22.5 cm.) wide
15 oz. 4 dwt. (475 gr.)
The inscription reads 'Presented to / LADY ALICE MONTAGUE SCOTT / on the occasion of her marriage to / H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER / by the officials and workmen on / The Boughton Estate / 6th November 1935.'
Provenance
A wedding present from the Officials of the Boughton Estate to TRH the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, November 1935.
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