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Click here to subscribeAN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER DESK SET, in fitted case, comprising glass inkwell with hinged silver cover, seal with short handle, letter opener, dip pen and rocking blotter, embossed with foliate scrolls and engraved initials, in a cream velvet and silk lined case (condition: good condition overall, a few minor dents, silk in case split and front and some staining to velvet)
AN EARLY VICTORIAN BURR WALNUT DAVENPORT, with foliate marquetry and stringing, the raised stationery cabinet with pierced gilt gallery over two panelled doors enclosing drawer and pigeon holes, frieze drawer with adjustable slope lined in green leather flanked by a pen tray and inkwell, cupboard door below enclosing shelving flanked by pilasters, canted angles, moulded base with bun feet and castors, 21 1/2" x 20 (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT) 1/2" x 40 1/2" (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT) (Illustrated)
A Victorian ebonised ink stand with silver busby inkwell by S Smith & Son, engraved plaque to front "From Major George Luck to Sergeant Major Henry Merrick in remembrance of the years spent together in E Troop 15 The Kings Hussars", London 1878, 26cm width, 10cm height, 17cm depth; and a pair of ebony candlesticks, 13cm high. General Sir George Luck (1840-1916) was a British Army officer, commissioned into the 15th Regiment of Foot in 1858. He commanded the 15th Hussars during the Second Anglo-Afghan War between 1878 and 1880. He became Inspector-General of Cavalry in India, then Inspector-General of Cavalry in the UK and finally Commander-in-Chief, Bengal Command. He retired in 1903 and was given the colonelcy of the 15th (The King's) Hussars in 1904. He was appointed Lieutenant of the Tower in 1905 and promoted full general on 23 May 1906.
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