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MARK OF MARIA SEMENOVA, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT INKSTAND AND A BLOTTER
MARK OF MARIA SEMENOVA, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
The inkstand on four ball feet, with a glass ink well with a detachable domed cover, the back board of openwork design with stylised phoenixes, enamelled throughout with shaded varicoloured scrolling foliate design and geometric motifs; the blotter, with a bulbous handle, similarly enamelled, both marked throughout
The inkstand, 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) wide and smaller
MARK OF MARIA SEMENOVA, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
The inkstand on four ball feet, with a glass ink well with a detachable domed cover, the back board of openwork design with stylised phoenixes, enamelled throughout with shaded varicoloured scrolling foliate design and geometric motifs; the blotter, with a bulbous handle, similarly enamelled, both marked throughout
The inkstand, 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) wide and smaller
Provenance
Acquired by the great-grandparents of the present owner in New York, circa 1950.
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