Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, bell shell-based claw feet

Description: Silver inkwell with three engraved containers, bell, pen stand and tray resting on four claw feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 972.0...

Description: Silver inkwell with relief floral motifs and cutouts, two tanks and a bell, pen holder and four relief feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weig...

Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with bell, two reservoirs, pen holder and resting on four reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 590.75 grams. ...

Description: Chiseled silver inkwell, cut-out tray with three reservoirs, pen holder, bell and resting on four raised feet with claws. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar ...

Large, Edwardian-style, sterling silver, bell-form inkwell, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1927. Maker's mark is rubbed. Measures: 5 inches high x 4 1/2 inches diameter (at...

Tortoise shell decorative box with bun feet. We have other tortoise boxes similar in form that would be a lovely collection. Feel free to call or email with questions. Priced per b...

These interesting inkwells were crafted in Britain between the Victorian period and early to mid-20th century. The works have been created from horse hooves, applied with sterling silver mounts. Each hoof has been set onto a silver horseshoe and features a silver top and lid. Two of the tops have been engraved to imitate real horse hair, while the third is more simple, with banded ornament. All three have been given covers, two of which feature commemorative inscriptions. One lid states, ‘The Grey/1907-1917’ — presumably the name of the favourite racehorse, whose hoof this is — and another reads, ‘Mavourneen/ Died June 29th / Aged 53’. ‘Mavourneen’ is an Irish Gaelic word meaning ‘my beloved’. The dedicatee’s age of 53 implies that they were a human, perhaps a jokey, or racehorse owner. The lids open up onto a silver-lined interior, intended to be used for storing ink as part of a desk arrangement. The inkwells are stamped, on their underside, with silver hallmarks and maker’s marks, ‘J.T.’ and ‘C & CS’. This set of three horse hoof inkwells...

Antique Brass letter holder and inkwell. The base is a horseshoe with a horse & jockey attached. There is a cut glass crystal inkwell on ea...