ID 992598
Lot 37 | A REGENCY SILVER-GILT INKSTAND
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
MARK OF HENRY CORNMAN, LONDON, 1814
Formed as a Roman cistern on four acanthus leaf-capped scroll, anthemion and lion's paw feet, applied with two lion's masks and four drop-ring handles, fitted with three detachable silver-gilt mounted inkpots, the detachable covers with foliage borders and bud finials, the side engraved with Greek inscription, on a black slate stand, marked on body and pot mounts
71/2 in. (10.5 cm.) long; the stand 101/2 in. (27 cm.) long
29 oz. 16 dwt. (928 gr.) weighable silver
The inscription reads: 'ΤΟΥΤ’ ΕΠΑΝΕΡΧΟΜΕΝΩ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΟΙ ΦΙΛΟΜΟΥΣΟI ΓΑΝΔΕΙΩ ΦΙΛΙΑΣ ΜΝΗΜΑ ΤΈΧΝΗΣ ΤΕ ΧΑΡΙΝ' which translates as 'With this vessel returning to Greece, the lovers of the arts [dedicate] a monument to friendship and love of Art'.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 and 24 October 1985, lot 451.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 9 July 1997, lot 75.
Literature
H. Young, Philip Cornman: a biographical note, The Silver Society Journal, no. 8, Autumn 1996, p. 484.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Henry Cornman |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Gilding, Silver |
| Historical era: | Regency in England |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Inkstand |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Artist: | Henry Cornman |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Gilding, Silver |
| Historical era: | Regency in England |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Inkstand |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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