ANTIQUE SILVER BLOTTERS
Our antique silver blotters are available for online purchase and within our store in the London Silver Vaults. Just click on any of the silver blotters to get detailed pictures. All of our silver blotters purchased online will be delivered with free transit insurance. You may also be interested in Antique Silver Inkstands.
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A very handsome Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver rocker blotter, having a very plain rectangular body with rounded corners, a leather covered rocker base, and a plain round handle that screws in to secure the rocker base and blotting paper to the upper body. Made by Henry Matthews of Birmingham in 1905. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver rocker blotter are length 12 cms (4.75 inches), height 6 cms (2.3 inches), and width 7.5 cms (3 inches) |
£295 |
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A Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter, having a rectangular body with engine-turned reeded decoration, a black stained wooden rocker base, and a plain round bellied handle that screws in to secure the rocker base and blotting paper to the upper body. Made by Wilmot Manufacturing Silversmiths of Birmingham in 1923. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver rocker blotter are length 11.5 cms (4.5 inches), height 6.5 cms (2.5 inches), and width 6.5 cms (2.5 inches). |
£325 |
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A very pretty Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter, having a rectangular body with rounded corners and hand-chased floral and scroll decoration, a leather covered rocker base, and a swirl fluted round handle that screws in to secure the rocker base and blotting paper to the upper body. Made by Henry Miller of Birmingham in 1902. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver rocker blotter are length 11.5 cms (4.5 inches), height 6.5 cms (2.5 inches), and width 7 cms (2.75 inches). |
£345 |
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Antique Edwardian sterling silver Rocker Blotter, having a very plain rectangular body with rounded corners, a leather covered rocker base, and a plain round handle that screws in to secure the rocker base and blotting paper to the upper body. Made in Chester in 1906. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver rocker blotter are length 11.5 cms (4.5 inches), height 6.5 cms (2.5 inches), and width 7.5 cms (3 inches). |
£345 |
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A very handsome Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter, having a plain rectangular body with rounded corners, a wooden green felt covered rocker base, and an unusual scalloped handle that screws in to secure the rocker base and blotting paper to the upper body. Made by Daniel and Arter of Birmingham in 1901. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver rocker blotter are length 11 cms (4.3 inches), height 6 cms (2.3 inches), and width 7.5 cms (3 inches). |
£345 |
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A handsome Antique Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter, having a very plain rectangular body with rounded corners, a leather covered rocker base, and a plain round handle that screws in to secure the rocker base and blotting paper to the upper body. Made by Stokes and Ireland of Chester in 1911. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver rocker blotter are length 10 cms (4 inches), height 6 cms (2.3 inches), and width 6.5 cms (2.5 inches). |
£345 |
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A handsome Antique Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter, having a very plain rectangular body, a solid wooden rocker base, and a plain round domed handle that screws in to secure the rocker base and blotting paper to the upper body. This elegant silver rocker blotter was made by George Unite of Birmingham in 1915. The dimensions of this fine hand-made antique silver rocker blotter are length 11 cms (4.3 inches), height 7 cms (2.75 inches), and width 7 cms (2.75 inches). |
£345 |
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A handsome and unusual Sterling Silver Rocker Blotter, having a rectangular body with engine-turned decoration and plain chamfered borders, a plain round central handle, and a sprung steel plate held under tension that holds the blotting paper to the upper body. This beautiful silver rocker blotter was made by Turner and Simpson of Birmingham in 1956. The dimensions of this fine hand-made silver rocker blotter are length 15 cms (6 inches), height 5 cms (2 inches), width 8.5 cms (3.25 inches), and it weighs approx. 150g (4.8 ozt). |
£395 |
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Learn more about antique silver BLOTTERS here.
Antique Silver BLOTTERS description:
A desk accessory designed to blot/remove excess ink from a page of hand-writing.
Antique Silver BLOTTERS history:
The earliest desk blotters were made in the latter part of the Victorian period. They are very rare before 1880, but the vast majority were made in the early part of the 20th century, and they are still being made today.
Antique Silver BLOTTERS design:
Most desk blotters were designed very similarly, based on a block of wood having a convex lower surface that holds a piece of blotting paper, which is in turn clamped down by a silver top and handle. This is called a traditional rocker blotter.
Antique Silver BLOTTERS collectors note:
The mechanism that holds the blotting paper in place must still be in good working order. There should be a full hallmark on the silver top, and a part mark on the handle. The wooden block, normally oak, should be in good condition. Many 20th century rocker blotters were engine-turned and if there is a dent in the surface it is very difficult to remove.