Lot Essay
For a comparable inkwell from the Kremlin Armoury collection, see Exhibition catalogue, The World of Fabergé, Moscow, 2000, p. 155, no. 162.
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BY IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Details
A LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND GLASS INKWELL
BY IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Cast and chased as a bogatyr in full armour, sitting on a rock, next to a square glass inkwell with silver mounts, modelled as a tree trunk, the hinged cover with a handle designed as a branch, interior gilt, with incurved pen-rest, on a pink marble base, marked on lower edge with 'I. Khlebnikov' beneath the Imperial Warrant
12 1⁄4 in. (31 cm.) wide
BY IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Cast and chased as a bogatyr in full armour, sitting on a rock, next to a square glass inkwell with silver mounts, modelled as a tree trunk, the hinged cover with a handle designed as a branch, interior gilt, with incurved pen-rest, on a pink marble base, marked on lower edge with 'I. Khlebnikov' beneath the Imperial Warrant
12 1⁄4 in. (31 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner in the 1970s.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Brought to you by
Margo Oganesian
Head of Department, Fabergé and Russian Works of Art
For a comparable inkwell from the Kremlin Armoury collection, see Exhibition catalogue, The World of Fabergé, Moscow, 2000, p. 155, no. 162.