An Edwardian silver-mounted shaped oblong tortoiseshell paperweight applied with a pen rest, the centre applied with an inkwell realistically-modelled as a skull, with hinged cap and Latin inscription, maker's initials H.A., London 1906, the skull inkwell unmarked, probably mid 19th Century - 5¼in. overall.

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An Edwardian silver-mounted shaped oblong tortoiseshell paperweight applied with a pen rest, the centre applied with an inkwell realistically-modelled as a skull, with hinged cap and Latin inscription, maker's initials H.A., London 1906, the skull inkwell unmarked, probably mid 19th Century - 5¼in. overall.

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