a william iv gilt-bronze mounted tortoiseshell ink stand, second quarter 19th century

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a william iv gilt-bronze mounted tortoiseshell ink stand, second quarter 19th century
The rectangular platform with pen trough to the fore and integral scroll carrying handle to the rear with rosette mounts, with two cut glass pots for ink and pounce, on winged eagle monopodiae feet
6¾in. (17cm.) wide;
and a a victorian tortoiseshell tea caddy, with serpentine front and rear, bowed sides and moulded cover, the interior with twin subsidiary covers, on bone bun feet -- 5¼in. (13.5cm.) wide (2)

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