Presentation Inkwell – Distillery
Categories | Presentation Piece |
Type | Stag |
Material | Silverplate |
Markings | WALKER & HALL, SILVER CUTTERS & SILVERSMITHS, SHEFFIELD, 553 (and W&H flag) |
Manufacturer | Walker & Hall |
Origin | England |
Date or Era | 1884 |
Measuring | 9 ½” x 6 ¾” x 3 ¼” high |
Two cut glass hinged inkwells on this inkstand rest on a silverplated base with stags’ heads at either end. The hallmark on the bottom shows Walker & Hall made this piece (numbered 553). The inkstand is inscribed with the following:
“Presented to James Boyne on the occasion of his relinquishing management of the Whiskey Distillery Skye by a few of his friends and well-wishers, 30 November 1884”
Estimated value: $175
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