Silver inkstand Hallmarked London 1919 by Mappin & Webb with twin inkwells & pen rests: 

measures 22.5cm x 16cm: 

weighable silver 364g

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Please find below a brief history of Mappin & Webb:

Mappin & Webb is a true British treasure with over 240 years of tradition and historical significance in the world of silver and fine jewellery. Renowned for combining timeless craftsmanship with superior quality and contemporary design, we have produced exquisite fine jewellery, elegant silverware, watches, glassware and the unique lifestyle accessories that have long been at the heart of affluent British society.

It’s a story that began in 1775, when Jonathan Mappin opened a workshop in Sheffield. His mission was to create the most beautifully crafted silverware for British society.

Over the immediate years that followed this would see the company expand internationally, receive Royal Warrants and commissions from Monarchs around the world, and become synonymous with excellence, craftsmanship and all things truly British.

Mappin & Webb Timeline:

1775 - Mappin & Webb is founded by Jonathon Mappin

1860 - First Mappin & Webb store opens in London at 77/78 Oxford St

1859 - Charles Dickens purchases a Mappin & Webb Claret Jug

1890 - The first overseas branch opened in Johannesburg and this formed the decade of overseas expansion for Mappin & Webb

1897 - Granted a Royal Warrant as Silversmiths to Queen Victoria

1898 - Mappin & Webb's acclaimed Campaign watch is supplied to troops at the battle of Omdurman

1899 - Granted a Royal Warrant by the Russian Imperial Household

1900 - Houdini visits Mappin & Webb's sheffield factory to acquire silver gifts

1902-1932 International Store expansion follows in Buenos Aires, Paris, Lausanne, Nice, Vichy, Rome, Cairo, Shanghai and Biarritz, Hong Kong and Mumbai (formerly called Bombay)

1904 -Solid silver bedroom service created for an Indian Maharaja

1914 - Mappin & Webb supplies watches to the Admirality

1915 - The First World War saw the company's Sheffield factory given over to the war effort

1930 - Mappin & Webb creates a silver commemorative piece for Amy Johnson's solo flight from England to Australia

1934 - Store in Japan opens

1939 - The Second World War saw war efforts recommence, whilst the Paris boutique was seized

1951 - Mappin & Webb is invited to showcase products at the Festival of Britain

1960 - Mappin & Webb supplies Winston Churchill's pocket watches and solid gold ashtrays

1970 - Royal Warrant Holder and Court Jeweller Carrington & Co (Established in 1834) is acquired by Mappin & Webb

1976 - Grace Kelly becomes patron of the Edinburgh store

1977 - Mappin & Webb opens in Selfridges with the world's most expensive luggage set, in excess of a quarter of a million pounds

1980 - Granted a Royal warrant as Silversmiths to His Royal Higness The Prince of Wales

2012 - Mappin & Webb craftsmen appointed as the Crown Jeweller

2013 - Mappin & Webb becomes an official sponsor of the Princes Trust

2014 - Mappin & Webb's design team begin reinventing Mappin & Webb's heritage in new and unexpected ways

2015 - A silver statue of the Duke of Wellington is commissioned by the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards to commememorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo

2016 - Mappin & Webb re-issues it's famed Campaign watch

2016 - A new flagship store re-opens at 132 Regent Street marking a new and exciting chapter in the brand's history

2019 - Mappin & Webb continues to serve Her Majesty The Queen as a Royal Warrant Holder