Lot 122
  • 122

a russian gold and jeweled miniature traveling inkwell, theodore nugren, st. petersburg, circa 1890

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • with maker's mark and 56 standard
  • Width 1 in.
  • 2.4 cm
of cube shape, the hinged cover and sides of polished red gold, with spring mechanism activated by a push concealed beneath the clasp set with a cabochon sapphire, the top with pendant loop

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 1988, lot 485.

Literature

A similar gold traveling inkwell by Samuel Arnd was sold by Sotheby's, London, June 12, 2009, lot 566.

Condition

overall good condition; the interior glass lining wanting
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