British Victorian Gothic ornate century-old silver-plated candlestick inkstand

Rare large British Victorian Gothic ornate century-old silver-plated candlestick inkstand The original Gothic style originated in the 12th century, and the style was more religious. Around the 1740s, a Gothic revival emerged in England. The new Gothic style eliminated the religious nature of the original Gothic style and added practicality. At the beginning of the 19th century, the mainstream style in Europe was still neoclassicism, but British people still liked the European medieval Gothic style. This coincided with the outbreak of "Anglo Ecumenism" in 1830 and the "Oxford Movement" in 1833 in the UK. After that, the British government complied with public opinion and allowed private citizens to build retro Gothic buildings, and named these new buildings "Revival Gothic Architecture." Since it originated in the United Kingdom, the country that built the most Neo-Gothic architecture was also the United Kingdom. This style reached its peak during the Queen Victoria period in the 1870s, so it is also called Victorian Gothic. Victorian Gothic continues from the Neoclassical style to the Art Nouveau style of 1890. The style of a king who dominates the world is my comment for this ink stand. Its gorgeousness is amazing. The ink stand is presented in a ladder. The top uses the most representative British lion as the back plate. Two lions leap up to protect it. On both sides Separated by guardrails, it is divided into upper and lower floors. The upper floor can be used to place letters. The bottom floor of the lower floor is hollowed out to hold ink tanks. There are white ceramic ink bottle inserts in the two ink tanks. There is a Gothic at each end on the front and left. Candles can be inserted into the candle holes, and the whole thing looks like a throne platform, giving it the feeling of a king dominating the world. This inkstand was not used by nobles at that time, but was probably owned by wealthy gentry and merchants. Because of the details of its workmanship, it would have required considerable financial resources to order and purchase it at that time. Its overall material should be thickly Silver, so No, the base color is exposed due to wear and tear. It weighs up to 8.6kg, is non-magnetic, and the base material should be Bronze. It is very heavy and not easy to hold with one hand, so there are two hollow handles next to it. , allowing you to apply force when holding it, a beautiful antique that pays great attention to details. Year: around 1860 Size: 38x17x19.2cm Weight: 8.6kg It is in good condition. It has the original ink bottle insert and is completely intact. There is no obvious Silver, only traces of oxidation, and there are 4 screws at the bottom for fixing. The rest of the condition is in good condition. However, antiquities over 150 years old will inevitably have traces of history. Those who can accept it Buy again.