Lot Essay
A virtually identical example is illustrated in R. Gentle and R. Feild, Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820, rev. edn., 1994, p. 364, fig. 11.
CIRCA 1760, POSSIBLY SPANISH
Details
A BRASS AND BELL-METAL INKSTAND
circa 1760, possibly Spanish
The trefoil-form stand supporting ringed inkwell, wafer-pot and pounce pot and centering a candlestick, on trifid feet, possibly formerly silvered
5¼in. (13cm.) high, 7½in. (18cm.) wide
circa 1760, possibly Spanish
The trefoil-form stand supporting ringed inkwell, wafer-pot and pounce pot and centering a candlestick, on trifid feet, possibly formerly silvered
5¼in. (13cm.) high, 7½in. (18cm.) wide
Provenance
Rupert Gentle Antiques, Witshire, England, 1982