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MARK OF GEORGE METHUEN, LONDON, 1757, THE BELL WITH MARK OF ABSTAINANDO KING, LONDON, 1811
Details
A George II silver inkstand
Mark of George Methuen, London, 1757, the bell with mark of Abstainando King, London, 1811
Shaped oblong, on four foliate, scroll and demi-lion's mask feet, with gadrooned border and foliate and strapwork angles, with two pen-wells, fitted with an ink-pot with glass liner and a sander, each cylindrical with gadrooned borders and detachable pierced cover, also with a later, baluster shaped reeded bell, the stand later engraved with a crest with baron's coronet above, marked under base of stand, pots, and one cover, on side and inside of bell, the stand also engraved with scratchweight '58-16'
12 3/8in. (31.5cm.) long
56oz. (1,763gr.)
The crest is that of Vanneck for the Barons Huntingfield
Mark of George Methuen, London, 1757, the bell with mark of Abstainando King, London, 1811
Shaped oblong, on four foliate, scroll and demi-lion's mask feet, with gadrooned border and foliate and strapwork angles, with two pen-wells, fitted with an ink-pot with glass liner and a sander, each cylindrical with gadrooned borders and detachable pierced cover, also with a later, baluster shaped reeded bell, the stand later engraved with a crest with baron's coronet above, marked under base of stand, pots, and one cover, on side and inside of bell, the stand also engraved with scratchweight '58-16'
12 3/8in. (31.5cm.) long
56oz. (1,763gr.)
The crest is that of Vanneck for the Barons Huntingfield
Provenance
Joshua, 4th Baron Huntingfield (1882-1915)
Lord Huntingfield (+), removed from Heveningham Hall, Yoxford, Suffolk; Christie's London, 29 June 1915, lot 55 (with an associated taperstick of 1838)
Lord Huntingfield (+), removed from Heveningham Hall, Yoxford, Suffolk; Christie's London, 29 June 1915, lot 55 (with an associated taperstick of 1838)
Special notice
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