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Weeks Museum Ormolu Inkstand
$48,500List Price
About the Item
The Royal Mechanical Museum was founded in 1797 by jeweler, clockmaker and umbrella manufacturer Thomas Weeks as a successor to Cox's Museum in Spring Gardens, London. Calling his venture the "Royal Mechanical Museum," Weeks employed the well-known architect James Wyatt to design the building while Charles Heathcote Tatham designed its throne in honour of King George III. Tatham, the author of Etchings of Ancient Ornament Architecture and Designs for Ornamental Plate, may have participated in the design of this ink-stand, which also relates to 'Sphinx' inkstands manufactured around 1810 by the Vulliamys of Pall Mall. After Weeks' death in 1834, there was a sale of the museum's artifacts, and the establishment underwent several name changes. In 1844, the remaining exhibits moved to 202 Piccadilly under the name of Charles Weeks.
- Dimensions:Height: 7 in (17.78 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 11 in (27.94 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1800
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- Seller Location:New Orleans, LA
- Reference Number:Seller: 29-12471stDibs: U1007308911105
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