Lot Essay
This inkstand was manufactured by the celebrated Birmingham manufacturers of bronzes, ormolu etc., Messrs Messenger & Sons, exhibitors at the 1851 London International Exhibition of a Britannia inkstand.
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BY THOMAS MESSENGER & SONS, MID 19TH CENTURY
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A VICTORIAN BRONZE INKWELL MODELLED AS ST GEORGE AND HIS DOG
BY THOMAS MESSENGER & SONS, MID 19TH CENTURY
St George depicted seated on a rock, his shield leaning against his left knee, on a waisted circular base, the underside signed MESSENGER & SONS BIRMINGHAM, PUBLISHED MAY.1.1851
8½in. (21.6cm.) high
BY THOMAS MESSENGER & SONS, MID 19TH CENTURY
St George depicted seated on a rock, his shield leaning against his left knee, on a waisted circular base, the underside signed MESSENGER & SONS BIRMINGHAM, PUBLISHED MAY.1.1851
8½in. (21.6cm.) high
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