STANDISH, 1815-16, Sterling, London
GEORGE III REGENCY SILVER INK STAND, 1815-1816, London,
maker Joseph Cradock & William Reid
Complete with :
--Anglo-Irish fancy-cut flint glass ink-well and sander, each with silver collar & lid
-- taper stick, with bobeche & chained snuffer,
--container for wax and wafers
Weighable silver (without glass jars) : 20 troy ounces
Overall size : 9-1/2” x 7” x 4” to top of taper stick
Engraved : a ducal crown
# 2669 ........................................................................................... $ 3,600.
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GEORGE III REGENCY SILVER STANDISH
1815-16, London, Sterling, by silversmiths Joseph Craddock & William Reid
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Showing individual components
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Taper stick ( a miniature chamber-stick )
profile shows reeded neoclassical urn form
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Original components, individually marked
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Small components, per English law, marked with monarch (George III) and lion passant
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Taper Stick removed showing bobeche, and snuffer on chain
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Shell above Winged Paw foot
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Center front border detail
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Detail, winged paw foot
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Ink well (3 holes) on left, Sander (one hole) on right
Pen Slot on each long side of the Ink Stand
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Maker's mark: Joseph Cradock & William Reid
Under base marks detail
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Under base marks detail
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