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AN EARLY VICTORIAN GILT BRONZE INKSTAND
Modelled in the form of a beehive, applied with hardstone figures of bees, the hinged cover enclosing a glass liner (cracked), the rim inscribed HALSTAFF & HANNAFORDE REGENT St, the square platform with date lozenge mark and stamped G.B & SONS, REGISTERED 488, later re-gilded
4½in. (11.5cm) high
Modelled in the form of a beehive, applied with hardstone figures of bees, the hinged cover enclosing a glass liner (cracked), the rim inscribed HALSTAFF & HANNAFORDE REGENT St, the square platform with date lozenge mark and stamped G.B & SONS, REGISTERED 488, later re-gilded
4½in. (11.5cm) high