An Australian silver mounted horse hoof inkwell
By J.M.Wendt
the hoof mounted with an embossed hinged inkwell with later linear, inscribed "Darkie 1889", stamped WENDT, height 13cm.
the hoof mounted with an embossed hinged inkwell with later linear, inscribed "Darkie 1889", stamped WENDT, height 13cm.
Sold for
AU$ 1,320
inc. premium
Footnotes
- This ink well was presented as dated in 1889 to " Darkie" the year the horse died and the ink well is mounted on his hoof.
Darkie won the Great Eastern Steeplechase in 1877 and 1878 at oak Bank, South Australia.
Category: Furniture / Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
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James Hendy
Bonhams
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2021
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Dalia Stanley
Bonhams
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76 Paddington Street
Sydney,
2021
Australia
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+61 2 8412 2221
FaxFax: +61 2 9475 4110
Specialist
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Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana