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AN EDWARD VII SILVER TREASURY INKSTAND MARK OF LAMBERT AND COMPANY, LONDON, 1905 Oblong, the double hinged cover with central drop-ring handle, engraved with the Royal arms and the Royal cypher each below Royal crown, the interior with presentation inscription, marked on body, covers, inkwell cover and powder box, stamped on inkstand, the inkwell and powder box bases 'Lambert Coventry St. London' 12 ? in. (31 cm.) wide 87 oz. 14 dwt. (2,728 gr.) The Royal arms and cypher are those borne by Queen Anne (1702-1714). The inscription reads, 'This Inkstand, Boxes, Candlesticks, Tray and Snuffers were copied from the Set in the Lord President of the Councils Room, Whitehall, for Charles Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry, Lord President of the Council, October 1903 - December 1905'.
The President of the Council is the fourth Office of State. The holder presides over meetings of the Privy Council and overseas the presenting of government business for the monarch's approval. Lord Londonderry was appointed president during Lord Salisbury's fourth term as Prime Minister, serving in the role along side his responsibilites as President of the Board of Education. A Treasury inkstand has double lids with a central hinge and handle and were first commissioned for the Treasury and the Privy Council in 1686.