A GEORGE III GLOBE INKSTAND, on circular spreading base and with reeded wirework frame applied with four masks with foliate swags between and with bud finial, the base engraved with the days of the week and numbers 1 to 31 forming a perpetual calandar, the hinged hemi-spherical cover opening to reveal three small silver-mounted glass wells, by John Robins, 1794, the well mounts unmarked | Christie's

Lot 177

177

A GEORGE III GLOBE INKSTAND, on circular spreading base and with reeded wirework frame applied with four masks with foliate swags between and with bud finial, the base engraved with the days of the week and numbers 1 to 31 forming a perpetual calandar, the hinged hemi-spherical cover opening to reveal three small silver-mounted glass wells, by John Robins, 1794, the well mounts unmarked

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A GEORGE III GLOBE INKSTAND, on circular spreading base and with reeded wirework frame applied with four masks with foliate swags between and with bud finial, the base engraved with the days of the week and numbers 1 to 31 forming a perpetual calandar, the hinged hemi-spherical cover opening to reveal three small silver-mounted glass wells, by John Robins, 1794, the well mounts unmarked
6¾in. (17cm.) high

Lot Essay

A similar inkstand is illustrated in V. Brett, The Sotheby's Directory of Silver, 1600-1940, London, 1986, p. 233, pl. 1037

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