Lot Essay
The arms are those of Creed
Details
A GEORGE II SILVER INKSTAND
MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM KIDNEY, LONDON, 1745
Shaped oblong, on four scroll feet, the molded rim with shells at intervals, with ink and pounce pots, the field engraved with a coat-of-arms within a rococo cartouche, the pots each engraved with a crest, with The Gift of Mrs. Mary Bradford to James Creed Jun.r engraved under base, marked under base and pots
9in. (22.9cm.) long; 17oz. 10dwt. (552gr.)
MAKER'S MARK OF WILLIAM KIDNEY, LONDON, 1745
Shaped oblong, on four scroll feet, the molded rim with shells at intervals, with ink and pounce pots, the field engraved with a coat-of-arms within a rococo cartouche, the pots each engraved with a crest, with The Gift of Mrs. Mary Bradford to James Creed Jun.r engraved under base, marked under base and pots
9in. (22.9cm.) long; 17oz. 10dwt. (552gr.)
Provenance
S.J. Shrubsole Corp, New York, May 7, 1963