Details
A WILLIAM IV TORTOISESHELL AND BOULLE MARQUETRY INK-STAND
Inlaid overall in contre partie marquetry of foliage and scrolls, the rectangular top with dished front and two lidded inkwells, with a mahogany-lined frieze drawer and ormolu paw feet, losses to brass inlay
16 in. (40.5 cm.) wide
Inlaid overall in contre partie marquetry of foliage and scrolls, the rectangular top with dished front and two lidded inkwells, with a mahogany-lined frieze drawer and ormolu paw feet, losses to brass inlay
16 in. (40.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Probably acquired by William, 2nd Lord Bolton (1782-1850)
By descent until sold in 1935 with Hackwood to William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose (1879-1954)
Thence by descent
By descent until sold in 1935 with Hackwood to William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose (1879-1954)
Thence by descent
Literature
The 1905 Hampton and Sons inventory, the Entrance Hall: 'A 16" boule (sic) and ormolu-mounted inkstand with drawer of the Empire period & 2 cut glass inks'.
H. Avray Tipping, 'Hackwood Park - II', Country Life, 24 May 1913, p. 745, visible in the Entrance Hall.
H. Avray Tipping, 'Hackwood Park - II', Country Life, 24 May 1913, p. 745, visible in the Entrance Hall.