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Reference: S11573
Period: Victorian
Year: 1899
Silversmith: Sampson Mordan & Co
Place: Chester
Price: $ 420.00
Weight: 70 grams
Dimensions: 4.3 cm diameter, height 5 cm.
Condition: A number of dents to body and lid. Closure excellent, perfect seal. Original glass inkwell perfect, no chips or cracks, remnants of ink inside. Interior has ink stains to gilding. Original cork and spring missing.
Description: An antique silver travelling inkwell, presented as a memento during the Anglo Boer War by Major General Arthur Sandbach. The inkwell is engraved "A memento of the F.I.D. Natal Army, From A.E. Sandbach 1900", the engraving is crisp and clear. The inkwell is cylindrical, with a bayonet fitted screw top domed lid, and patented anti-spill glass inkwell, which has an ingenious spout shaped interior. The inkwell is superbly designed and the quality is excellent, as you would expect from Sampson Mordan. The inkwell has been well used, and has numerous small dents (around 8 separate dents), the largest is 1 cm long. The base is clearly hallmarked for Chester 1899, alongside makers mark "S.M & Co Ld" in shaped shield, alongside "17". The interior is gilded, and is stained with remnants of old ink. The inkwell would have originally had a spring loaded cork insert in the lid, to keep a tight seal, this is missing. A similar inkwell by Mordan can be seen on the Steppes Hill website, item 165702, also missing the cork and spring, so we assume the cork has deteriorated over time. Major General Arthur Edmund Sandbach CB DSO (1859-1928) was a British Army General Officer in the Royal Engineers, he came from a wealthy family and was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy. Prior to the Boer war he served in Egypt, Burma, Sudan, Tibet and Pakistan, and was Military Secretary to the Viceroy of India. He arrived in South Africa with rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and was awarded the DSO (Distinguished Service Order). He was promoted to Major General at the start of WWI IN 1914, and commanded the 2nd Welsh and 2nd North Midland Divisions, serving both in Ireland (Easter Risings in 1916) and on the Western Front (Hindenburg Line). After the war he served as Justice of the Peace and High Sherriff of Montgomeryshire (source Wikipedia). Note - a very similar Mordan inkwell can also be seen on the Daniel Bexfield website item T201.
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Silver Travelling Inkwell - F.I.D. Natal Army, Major General A.E Sandbach
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Major General A.E Sandbach,
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