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Sheffield Mounted Ink Standish
| Categories | Silver, Wood Inkstands |
| Type | Standish |
| Material | Silverplate, Wood |
| Markings | The interior of the wafer pot is stamped I N, in a serrated rectangle. |
| Manufacturer | Sheffield |
| Origin | England |
| Date or Era | circa 1840 |
| Measuring | 9 ½” x 6 ¼” x 6 ¾” high |
Old Sheffield-mounted inlaid mahogany writing box with blind dovetailed drawer and silver knob, resting on silver bun feet. On top are an inkstand with a square cut glass inkwell and sander, and a round wafer pot topped with a taper candle stick holder and snuffer between two pen grooves. All silver elements are accented by gadrooned edges. The interior of the wafer pot is stamped I N, in a serrated rectangle.
Sold for $720 in August 2017
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