A Group of Continental Brass and Bronze Inkwells and Candlesticks
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $400 - $600
Estimate$400 – $600
Status
Closed
A Group of Continental Brass and Bronze Inkwells and Candlesticks
includes a gilt bronze inkwell with rococo scroll designs and rose motifs and two candlesticks of the same manufacturer, a brass rococo style double inkwell marked Made in England and a French gilt inkwell with a hand-painted Limoges porcelain insert
Property from the Collection of Del Pelton, Scottsdale, Arizona
the insert for the French inkwell is not present
Sam Cowan is the Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors Interiors by Freeman's.
Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.
