£1,500 - £2,500
A GEORGE IV SILVER GILT INKSTAND
of oblong lobed form, with a cast scrolling shellwork border, on four paw feet, with two hobnail cut glass, silver topped containers, with engraved geometric decoration, the central container with engraved vignettes, the lid with a finial modelled as a cherub in a nautilus shell on a naturalistic base, by Richard Sibley, London 1827, 25cm long, weighable silver 728gms / 23.4toz
Compare with an almost identical inkstand by the same maker sold by Sotheby's, in H.R.H. THE PRINCE HENRY, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER KG, KT, KP Sale, Lot 155, 26-27th January 2006.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
28.80% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
31.8% inc VAT*
