Vermeil silver inkwell with two crystal ampoules

oval section, with two handles bearing the noble coat of arms, richly decorated with naturalistic motifs with snakes and mythological figures, resting on four feet decorated with masks. Complete with two cut crystal ampoules with silver frames, slight defects, weight 1,075 gr, Casket from a later period, bearing the inscription 'H.M.S. Cavendish Launched 12th April 1944', donated on the occasion of the launch of the destroyer by Duchess Mary of Buccleuch.”