A GEM-SET AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT INKSTAND

A GEM-SET AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT INKSTAND
BY IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Rectangular, the inkwell modelled as a stylised terem, cloisonné enamelled with varicolour scrolling foliage, with a detachable cover enamelled to simulate wooden shingles, the base decorated with peacocks at each side amidst scrolling foliage and geometric motifs on gilt-stippled ground, the edges of the base similarly decorated with mythical birds, set with cabochon garnets throughout, on four bracket feet, with a pen-rest, marked under the cover and on base with 'Khlebnikov' in Cyrillic with the Imperial Warrant
10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm.) long

Provenance
Henry Penn Wenger (1927-1997).
Bequeathed by the above to the present owner.