Lot 402
Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Desk Stand and Quill Pen, c.1896
Lot 402 Details
Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Desk Stand and Quill Pen, c.1896
the moulded oak base with pen rack and two large ink pots flanking a smaller central pot all raised on ormolu paw feet, the pen purportedly the last used by the Prime Minister in office
6.75 x 15 x 9.5 in — 17.1 x 38.1 x 24.1 cm
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
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Provenance:
Presented by the Prime Minister on leaving office in 1911 to Ernest Joseph Lemaire, his private secretary from 1904-1911, Sworn Affidavit.