Superb Silver & Glass Stamp Moistener (1 of 8)

Booth Antiques

Cambridgeshire, UK

Alison lives in a small village in Cambridgeshire and has been involved in the antiques trade for thirty years. A qualified auctioneer, she has a BA Hons in Valuation of Fine Art and Chattels and has worked in a London auction house and for The Potteries Museum as well as exhibiting at fairs in London and East Anglia. She is a keen collector of 18th and 19th century Staffordshire ceramics, turn of the century art pottery and English silver novelty items.

Superb Silver & Glass Stamp Moistener

Name: Superb Silver & Glass Stamp Moistener
SKU: LA483554
Price: 210 GBP
Availability: InStock

REF: B633 / LA483554

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Description

This is a superb and sought after item of early 20th Century desk ware. This is a silver and glass stamp moistener. The frame is hallmarked silver with a removable glass insert and barrel. Each side has a faux tortoiseshell panel and the glass body has a bevelled rim. To use, a small amount of water was placed in the reservoir and the barrel was rotated as the stamp was applied, to moisten the underside. A rare item for the collector and a wonderful piece for dressing an antique desk. Maker:- Percy James Finch

measurements

Height:

5 cm

Width:

5 cm

Depth:

4.2 cm

measurements

declaration

Booth Antiques has clarified that the Superb Silver & Glass Stamp Moistener (LA483554) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1920

declaration

condition

Excellent, with no dents, losses or splits. There is a very small score to a part of the frame, commensurate with age and use. The glass is undamaged. The hallmarks are clear and readable.

additional info

Period:

1920s Silver

Early 20th Century Silver

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Material: