Inkstand
Date
1800 - 1815
Materials
ormolu, porphyry, glass
Measurements
343 mm (Width)
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Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1542422
Summary
An Empire ormolu and pale-grey Swedish porphyry inkstand the rectangular tray base with raised handles cast with seahorses and lions' heads with reeded and engine-turned rim mount, circular shallow bowl and cylindrical inkwell and cover with cut-glass liner, each with leaf-cast border, four winged seated caryatid supports on circular base.
Provenance
On loan from the Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry
Credit line
Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry