Silver Desk Accessories

This sterling silver combination clock of lozenge shape with attached handle, was made in France, circa 1910. It has a face to each side, being a clo...

Count Gleichen’s Russian shell paperweight, the tooth shaped fragment of a Russian armament shell set above another of rectangular form both raised on a silver mount on an ebonized rectangular plinth, applied with a plaque reading ‘Two fragments of a Russian shell fired at Mr Fred Burne assist.t paymaster and Mr Henry Crave St John midshipman of H.M.S. Cumberland in Aug.t 1854 from Tsee Fort Bonarsund whilst conveying refreshments to the English camp – for their messmate – H.S.H. Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Midshipman landed with the Naval Brigade in 1854’. With a framed caricature of Count Gleichen inscribed Vanity Fair, London, July 5, 1884. Vice Admiral H.S.H Count Gleichen – the Queen’s Nephew.Russian and English, 1854. The print has the following biography on the reverse and on the mount ‘His Serene Highness Prince Victor …. of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, is better known in England as Count Gleichen and as the Queen’s nephew. Born fifty years ago, he was sent to school at Dresden; but at the age of fourteen he conceived ideas not to be bounded within the confines of the small life of a German principality. So he ran away from school to go to sea, and his aunt the Queen of England, being informed of the fact, proposed to her sister to let her adventurous nephew become naturalised as an Englishman and enter the English Navy. This was accordingly done, and Prince Victor, as he was then called, was appointed to the Powerful on the Mediterranean Station, in 1848. He served in the Crimean War and in the operations in China he proved a popular officer and a good sailor-man, and was three times wounded in battle. In 1861 he married the daughter of Admiral Sir George Seymour, sister of the fifth Marquis of Hertford on which occasion it was that he put down his title of Prince and took up for future use that of Count. He became, in due course a Vice-Admiral, and in the meantime he also became a sculptor. It is in the latter art that he now mainly busies himself, and he has created many pleasing busts of his royal relatives and some works of greater pretensions than family portraits. An Alfred the Great, a Beaconsfield, and a Prince Imperial...

In the manner of Paul Storr. A very rare George IV Bachelor Inkstand made in Sheffield in 1822 by Thomas & James Settle. This exceptionally rare Inkstand is modelled in the bachelor...

French French Belle Époque Sculptural Paperweight Gilt Silver and Rose Quartz ca. 1880s DIMENSIONS Height: 3-5/8 inches Width: 3-3/4 inches ...

Charming little piece

An elegant silver plated corkscrew, 20th century.

Silver plated cachet engraved at the bottom with a sward and decorations. France, circa 1890.

Set Of 2 Marri Trays in Silver-Plated Brass & Alpi Oak Veneer by Marau Dimensions: Small: D 25 x W 35 x H 6 cm. Large: D 35 x W 45 x H 6 cm. Materials: Silver-plated brass and oak ve...

This superlative silver inkwell was presented to Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, the United Kingdom’s Minister of Labour, on the occasion of the opening of the Salford Bridge in Birmingha...

Description: Silver letter opener with engravings and enamel with symbols of Portugal. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II Title. Weight: 63.86 grams. Dimensions...

Handsome letter opener, magnifying glass with alligator handles, sterling mounts.

Description: Silver letter opener with five corners of Portugal in enamel, reliefs and engraving on the blade. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 85.76 gra...

Description: Silver letter opener with wreaths and floral motifs in relief on the handle, engraved on the blade. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 94.99 g...

Description: Silver inkwell with a grid with two reservoirs, pen holder and resting on four half-ball feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 321.67 grams...

Description: Silver inkwell with rack with two reservoirs, pen holders, bell and resting on four claw feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 2149.45 grams...

Description: Silver inkwell in the shape of a knight's helmet with a shell on the base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 411.33 grams. Dimensions: 15x...

Description: Notepad holder in rosewood with tremolos and silver details about Lisbon, caravel, castle and compass rose. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. ...

Description: Silver paperweight with a perfect Cherub standing on an acanthus flower-shaped support base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 197.55 grams. ...

Description: Embossed silver inkwell with shells, floral and plant motifs with a pommel on the hinged lid in the imperialist style, quill holder and assen on a rosewood base. Metal: ...

Description: Perforated silver message holder in oriental style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Oriental. Brand: Absent. Weight: 216.67 grams. Dimensions: 23.5x3.7cm. Content: 800/1000. Assa...

Description: Openwork silver inkwell with pen holder and resting on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 115.82 grams. Dimensions: 10x12cm. Con...

Description: Silver inkwell with rack, two reservoirs, two pen stands and bell. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 876.58 grams. Dimensions: 20x19cm. Con...

Description: Silver inkwell with grid, two reservoirs and pen holder. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 409.35 gr. Dimensions: 11x16cm. Content: 800/1000. A...

Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs, base with mask applications and claw-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 322.5 grams. Dimensions: 2...

Description: Embossed silver inkwell with two tanks and bell, quill holder and resting on four claw-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 1348...

Description: Silver inkwell in the shape of a "helmet" on rosewood with shells, friezes and a stamp box. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II Title. Weight: 1511.83 gr...

Description: Silver inkwell with three containers and a chiseled tray on a support with four zoomorphic feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Porto Coroa. Weight: 628.61 gr...

Description: Silver inkwell with a grid with two reservoirs, pen holder and bell, resting on four openwork feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 687.78 ...

Description: Silver inkwell with rack, two reservoirs, pen holder, bell and standing on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portugal. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 617.69 grams. Dimensi...

Description: Silver inkwell with three reservoirs, pen holders with guilloche borders around the edges, and four ball-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Unknown. Weig...

Description: Silver inkwell with rack, bell, two reservoirs, pen stand and resting on four claw feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 596.45 grams. Di...

Description: Silver letter opener with high relief of the Caravel St. Michael on the handle. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 66.45 grams. Dimensions: 22...

Description: Silver inkwell with two reservoirs and a bell resting on a square base with a grate and four openwork feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weigh...

Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with bell, two reservoirs, pen holder and resting on four reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 590.75 grams. ...

Description: Chiseled silver inkwell, cut-out tray with three reservoirs, pen holder, bell and resting on four raised feet with claws. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar ...

Description: Chiseled silver inkwell with two nib holders, two reservoirs, a bell, and four feet with floral reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: ...

Description: Inkwell in rosewood with silver applications on the inkwell, sandpit, quill holders and resting on three palm-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Java...

Description: Silver blotter with engraved plant motifs, raised handle and surrounding frieze. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 146.62 grams. Dimensi...

Description: Silver blotter with cutout and relief on the handle, on a stone base in the Art Nouveau style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II Title. Weight: 444.12 ...

Description: Task pad in rosewood with silver applications with the inscription: "Do not forget". Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 229.08 grams. Dimen...

Description: Stamp box in rosewood with raised silver applications and resting on four feet. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 148.09 grams. Dimensio...

Description: Calendar in rosewood with tremolos, silver applications, lateral operation for adjustment. Metal: Silver and Wood. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: boar II Title. Weight: 321....

Christian Dior, pencil holder in silver metal, circa 1970.