Lot 61
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A COMMEMORATIVE SILVER INKSTAND
A COMMEMORATIVE SILVER INKSTAND

TRADEMARK OF JOHN WANAMAKER, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1885

Details
A COMMEMORATIVE SILVER INKSTAND
Trademark of John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, circa 1885
In Colonial style, the stand shaped oblong with scrolls and shells at intervals, on four scroll feet, supporting a salt caster and an ink container flanking a quill holder with handle; marked under bases
10in long; 28oz.

Lot Essay

This inkstand is a reproduction of the famous inkstand used at the signing of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution, originally made by Philadelphia silversmith Philip Syng, Jr. in 1752 for the Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania. It is now at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.