A Victorian rosewood, tortoiseshell and brass-mounted book stand, Asprey & Co, London
Furniture, Silver and Glass
About this Item
A Victorian rosewood, tortoiseshell and brass-mounted book stand, Asprey & Co, London
the arched back with conforming sides enclosing a shelf, on a brass plinth base, engraved Asprey & Co, London, 21,5cm high, 22,3cm wide, 12cm deep; a Victorian tortoiseshell and brass-mounted ink stand, rectangular, fitted with an ink bottle compartment flanked by a pair of covered stamp compartments, with pen depressions, incurved sides, raised on low feet, engraved Asprey, London, 11cm high, 23,5cm wide, 18,5cm deep;accompanied by Scott's Poetical Works Vol. I and II and nine Scott's Poetical Works, Vol. 2-10
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Provenance
The David Porter Collection.
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