Live Auction 7734Russian Art
Christie’s roundel
Lot 145

A cloisonné enamel inkstand

LATE 17TH, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MOSCOW

Closed9 June 2009

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GBP 6,250

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A cloisonné enamel inkstand
late 17th, early 18th century, probably Moscow
Rectangular, on four octagonal faceted feet, with a drawer opening at one end, the sides, upper surface and removable inkwell enamelled with stylized flower-heads of yellow, green blue and white enamel, pounce pot missing, apparently unmarked
5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) long

Specialist note

For a similar inkstand see:
Z. A. Bernyakori, et al., The State Hermitage, Notable Russian Works of Art, Moscow, 1977, no. 26.

N. V. Kalyazina, G. Kamelova et al., Russian enamels of 12-20th centuries from the collection of the Hermitage, Leningrad, 1987, p. 19, illustration no. 41.