AN AUSTRIAN SILVER ROYAL INKSTAND

AN AUSTRIAN SILVER ROYAL INKSTAND
MARK OF EG IN CUT-CORNERED RECTANGULAR PUNCH, 1866
Of shaped oval outline with lion mask and paw feet flanked by garlands, standing on an ancillary base, the central silver bottle of baluster form with four swans around the base, their wings outstretched, a cast seated putto either side flanking applied arms accollée on one side and an enigmatic monogrammed cartouche ensigned by a regal coronet on the other, the cover capped by a crown finial on reed and ribbon base
13¾ in. long (35 cm.)
121 oz. (3751 gm.)