- 94
a steel globular inkstand, tula, circa 1800
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- height 8 1/2 in. 21.5cm
in the form of a globe opening by means of pressure on the urn-form finial to reveal a fitted inkwell and sander, the rim applied with swags, the borders decorated with faceted beading, with square base.
Provenance
Sold, Etude Tajan, Paris, June 22nd, 1999, lot 86
Catalogue Note
See, M. Malchenko, Art Objects in Steel by Tula Craftsmen, pl. 81, for a comparable example.