Hallmarked in London in 1874 by Daniel & Charles Houle, this very unusual, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Ink Stand, has a shaped wooden base with applied silver leaf decoration and vacant cartouche, an apple and a pear shaped ink well, and a central pen holder resembling acanthus leaves. The inkstand measures 4"(10cm) tall, by 6.75"(17cm) wide, by 4"(10cm) deep.