English Georgian Sterling Silver & Crystal Traveling Inkwell 1831

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English Georgian Sterling Silver & Crystal Traveling Inkwell 1831:
$479.00

ENGLISH STERLING SILVER & CRYSTALTRAVELINGINKWELL
THOMAS DICKS, LONDON 1831
OFFERING THIS MAGNIFICENT STERLING SILVER TRAVELING INKWELL IN THE MOSTPRISTINECONDITION. THIS IS THE BEST EXAMPLE I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. THE CRYSTAL BASE IS INTACT, AND SHOWS NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR FRACTURES WHICH IS NORMAL FOR INKWELLS OF THIS AGE. THE ENGINE TURNED STERLING TOP CASE IS IN EXCELLENTCONDITIONSHOWING NO SCRATCHES, DENTS, OR DINGS.
THE INKWELL IS 3 1/2 INCHES LONG AND IS 1 3/8 INCHES WIDE AND 1 1/4 TALL. THECRYSTALBASEBEARSA CROSSHATCHPATTERN. THE STERLING TOP AND COVER BOTH HAVE AN ENGINE TURNED FINISH. FOLDING THUMB LOCK WORKS LIKE NEW, AND THE HINGE ALLOWING THE LOCK TO FOLD FLAT FOR TRAVEL. REAR HINGE IS FIRM AND TIGHT, AND OPENS SMOOTHLY. LEATHER SEAL IS INTACT, AND ACTUALLY LOOKS TO BE SUPPLE, AND IS HELD INPLACEBY A STERLING PLATE WITH STERLING NUT. THE TOP COVER BEARS A CIRCULAR CARTOUCHE OF AN EAGLES HEAD.
CLEARLY STRUCK PUNCHES OF LION PASSANT FOR ASSAYED ENGLISH SILVER, THE REGENTS HEAD FOR GEORGE IV, LEOPARDS HEAD FOR LONDON AND DATE LETTER OF SCRIPT \'q\". MAKERS MARK FF A \"T *D\" IN A RECTANGLE FOR THOMAS DICKS. THUMB SCREWPUNCHEDWITH LION PASSANTThomas Dicks1802..1832
(registered Jan1798 & 1801, 1811)FlatwareDicks was in partnership with James Dicks from 1821 to 1832 when he is presumed to have died.

IN OVERALL MAGNIFICENTCONDITIONLISTINGTHIS FINE ENGLISH TRAVELING INKWELL AT $479.
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