VERY RARE ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY COMMEMORATIVE DESK INK STAND. THIS IS AN INTERESTING AND VERY RARE (POSSIBLY UNIQUE) DESK INK STAND IN THE FORM OF A HORSE SHOE TO COMMEMORATE THE ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY WHICH DATES, I WOULD GUESS, TO POST 1914-18 CONFLICT. IN GOOD HEAVY GUAGE BRASS ON A SOLID MAHOGANY BASE IT IS DEPICTED IN A WELL MODELLED HORSE SHOE WITH A FINE RELIEF CAST OF THE RHA INSIGNIA TO ITS APEX WHILE THE NAILS SERVE AS PEN HOLDERS AND BELOW IS THE HINGE LIDDED INK WELL WITH A GEORGE V INSET PENNY. ALL STAND ON A BRASS PLATE FIXED TO THE MAHOGANY BASE WITH A PLAQUE WITH'RHA' TO ITS FACE SIDE AND STANDS ON BUN FEET. LIKE ALL WELL MADE METAL WORK THE CONSTITUENT PIECES DISASSEMBLE AS THEY ARE SECURED BY PEGS - SEE PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETAILS.
IT MEASURES 6 1/2 (17cm) L x 9 1/4 (23.5cm) H x 5 1/2 (14cm) D APPROX; AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO DEFECTS TO REPORT. THIS IS A LOVELY PIECE OF UNUSUAL MILITARY COMMEMORATIVE WHICH IS IN GREAT CONDITION THAT WITH A LOW START PRICE SHOULD GET A LOT OF INTEREST FROM ALL COLLECTORS. THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS SALE. ALMOST EVERYTHING I SELL IS IN THE CONDITION I HAVE BOUGHT IT, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, (I HAVE LEARNT TO MY COST IN THE PAST NOT TO TAMPER WITH AN ITEM), AND THEREFORE I HAVE NEITHER HAD ITEMS REPAIRED NOR RESTORED.I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO REPORT ON AN ITEM WHICH HAS HAD EITHER; HOWEVER I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF AN ITEM HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND I CANNOT DETECT IT. PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ASKING FOR A B.
I WILL DISPATCH GOODS ON CLEARANCE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE. I DO NOT ACCEPT - NON U. ALL PARCELS ARE WELL PACKED AND PROTECTED WITH STRONG BOXES, BUBBLE WRAP AND PACKAGING PEANUTS WHERE NECESSARY. SO PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY AS THEY ARE BINDING. DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The item "VERY RARE ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY COMMEMORATIVE DESK INK STAND" is in sale since Friday, June 16, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Other World War I Militaria". The seller is "rtzilla" and is located in London. This item can be shipped to all countries in continental Asia, United States, European Union member countries, Canada, Australia.