A 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU BEAR BAITING INKWELL

naturalistically modelled, the seated bear with lifting head seated next to cylindrical nib case modelled as a tree trunk, 10cm high, engraved to base 'Presented by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to Walter Paton Esq., January 1852'

Note: Walter Paton (born 1793) was the Prince of Wales' writing master and as such, this is a generous gift from a student