Marks Antiques
Mayfair, London
A VICTORIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER NOVELTY INKSTAND
RAWLINGS & SUMMERS
LONDON, 1850
On silver-mounted circular wood base, in the form of a cast and chased military monkey playing a drum, in jacket and detachable bicorn hat cover, the gilt interior complete with detachable silver-gilt mounted clear glass inkwell
Height 4 ½ in, 11.5 cm, Patent Office Design Registry mark for 27 February 1851, parcel 4
Provenance: Gerald S. Sanders (1911-1982), Chairman and Managing Director of James Walker Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Ltd, and founding member in 1958 of the Society of Silver Collectors (now The Silver Society).
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Well known to collectors of London-made silver for the fine quality of their work, particularly in snuff boxes, vinaigrettes and other small items, Rawlings & Summers flourished during most of the 19th Century. Established by Charles Rawlings about 1817, the style of the business was changed to Rawlings & Summers upon the arrival of William Summers in 1829. At that time the firm was located at 9 Brooke Street, Holborn. Ten years' later Rawlings & Summers moved to 10 Great Marlborough Street, Regent Street, where the firm continued to operate until closing in 1897. Rawlings died in 1863 and Summers at the age of 85 in 1890. Thereafter Rawlings & Summers was owned and run by William Summers's son, Henry until closing in 1897.