Inkstand
Philip Rundell (Norton St Philip 1746 -London 1827)
Category
Desktop & office
Date
1823
Materials
Glass, Silver, Silver-gilt
Measurements
160 mm (Length)140 mm (D)20 oz t (Wt)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1257411
Summary
Stand - George IV silver gilt inkstand, the oval boat shaped base with shell and scroll border and scroll handle with butterfly finial continuing into a flower holder for a taper, the central holder for a glass inkwell with anthemion border, flanked by a convolvulus spray beside a combined snuffer and seal of naturalistic form. The base engraved with initials and a crest.
Marks and inscriptions
W (on base below a Bishp's mitre)
Makers and roles
Philip Rundell (Norton St Philip 1746 -London 1827) , silversmith