A Russian gilded silver, cloisonné enamel, & cut glass inkwell,Gustav Klingert, Moscow, 1895. Of tapering form, the fluted glass inkwell’s lid decorated with scrolling filigree wires against a turquoise ground bordered by white enamel beads, the stand similarly decorated. Height of inkwell: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm). Diameter of stand: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm).
Provenance:
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, June 8 & 9, 1978, lot 123.