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Lot 286 · Silver & Objects of Vertu including Flatware & Walking Canes

by James Unitt Parkes, London 1904

An Edwardian Silver Inkstand

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Estimate
£500–£700 hammer ≈ $820–$1,148
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Silver & Objects of Vertu including Flatware & Walking Canes, London, Knightsbridge · 24 September 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-2021556
Record
first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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An Edwardian Silver Inkstand, by James Unitt Parkes, London 1904. Bonhams, 24 Sep 2014, lot 286. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2021556.

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From the same sale Silver & Objects of Vertu including Flatware & Walking Canes · Sep 2014

LotArtistEstimateResult
silver mount by Thomas Phipps, James Phipps II & Edward Robinson II, … An early 19th century silver mounted 'Telescope' gadget walking cane £1,200–£1,800
dated 1695 A William III piqué, ivory and unmarked silver mounted walking cane £2,000–£3,000
A late 17th/early 18th century piqué, ivory and unmarked silver mount… £2,500–£3,000
A rare and unusual late 17th/early 18th century piqué, ivory and unma… £3,500–£4,500
A Victorian carved ivory and unmarked silver mounted 'Airedale' walki… £600–£800
circa 1900 A late 19th/early 20th century carved ivory mounted walking cane £500–£700

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
An Edwardian Silver Inkstand by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1903 $950 Bonhams, Jul 2019
An Edwardian Silver Inkstand by James Unitt Parkes, London 1904 Bonhams, Feb 2015
An Edwardian Silver Inkstand Mark of James Parkes, London, 1909 Christie's, Oct 2007
An Edwardian Silver Inkstand by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, London 1902 Bonhams, Oct 2013
An Edwardian Silver Inkstand Mark of Horace Woodward & Co., London, 1907 and Retailed by Christie's, Nov 2013
An Edwardian Silver Inkstand Mark of Charles Stuart Harris, London, 1907 Christie's, Feb 2004
A George III Silver Coffee Pot Thomas Whipham and William Williams, London 1789 Bonhams, Oct 2023
An Edwardian Silver Inkstand Mark of the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., London 1904 Christie's, Jul 2004

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