c1860 silver plate stunning inkwell ink stand

Description:
c1860 Silver Plate Stunning Ink Stand. This is truly a stunning Standish made in or around the 1860's by one of the great silversmith of their time "Thomas Wilkinson" This wonderful item was presentment to "Miss Mellor" a lady of some standing in 1876 by the local Congregational Church of HOLYWELL GREEN, Calderdale, West Yourkshire sadly this was demolished around 1978 and most of its contents were sold off and went to America. Miss Mellor took bile classes in the church for a number of years, the minister at the time was Rev. Benjamin Wilkinson (1871-1882) he sadly pass away in 1893, not before moving to Durham in 1882 to Barnard Castle. I think the Mellor family we local mill owners and the head of the Mellor house married a widow of the Shaw family that built the church.

Any white marks on the images are from the flash.Condition:
Silver plate is in good original condition, no splits or repairs. Glass trumpet in very good condition, no chips or cracks. Inkwells in good condition with a little plate loss to the inside of both tops. glass in good condition with little flea bits around the bases and one has a chip and scratch to the underside of the glass (see images). None of these can be seen when sat inside the ink stand.Marks and Maker:
Thomas Wilkinson
Founded by Thomas Wilkinson in 1832. Active at Pelican Works with the trade mark 'Pelican Ware'. In 1840 the firm was active at High Street, Sheffield advertising as "By Special Appointment to Her Majesty". In 1932 the grandsons Arthur William and Francis Isaac sold the business to A.L. Davenport Ltd. Francis Isaac Wilkinson founded in 1934 F.I. Wilkinson & Sons Ltd.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: GXE4XP7P

Materials:

Silver Plate Size Approximate: 22cm tall with glass trumpet 23.5cm long including handles 15.5cm wide Total Weight Approximate: 1002.5 Grams in total 

Width (cm):

23.5

Height (cm):

22

Depth (cm):

15.5

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