Silver inkwell with two glass tanks on a base with floral reliefs on four feet

Description: Silver inkwell with reliefs and applications with two containers resting on four palm-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto coroa. Weight: 343.82 ...

Description: Embossed silver inkwell with two tanks and two ceramic cores inside, pen holder, stamp holder and resting on four embossed feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand...

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: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs and bell, pen stand, cut-out reliefs, acanthus leaves, flower-shaped caps and four reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: ...

1900s English crystal and silver plated Sheffield inkwell on handled tray. The tray measurement is: Depth: 10 inches. Height: 2.75 inches. Width: 14 inches. The measurement below...

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A very handsome double inkwell from the Victorian era.

This exceptional sterling silver inkwell was presented to Henry Morton Stanley, the famed Welsh-American journalist, politician and explorer, on the occasion of his marriage to Dorothy Tennant. The inkwell was a royal gift from the Prince of Wales, the future King George V, and the Princess of Wales. The charming inkstand was designed by Walter & John Barnard for the royal silversmiths Elkington & Co., and no detail was spared in its creation. Each inkwell bears Stanley’s monogram, while the crest of the Prince and Princess adorns the delicately pierced tray. The inscription reads, “To H. M. Stanley on the occasion of his marriage / From the Prince & Princess of Wales / July 12th, 1880.” Born in Wales, Henry Morton Stanley’s lifetime of adventure began at the young age of 15 when he crossed the Atlantic aboard a merchant vessel and jumped ship in New Orleans. The young orphan was taken in by a local merchant named Henry Morton Stanley, whose name he took as his own. Stanley began a career as a journalist and was commissioned by the New York Herald to go to Central Africa in search of the famous missionary David Livingstone...