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Lot 113*

A novelty silver-gilt figural inkwell
Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, 1896, retailed by Tiffany & Co., with scratched intentory number

7 June 2017, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £7,500 inc. premium

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A novelty silver-gilt figural inkwell

Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, 1896, retailed by Tiffany & Co., with scratched intentory number
formed as the Tsar Bell (Tsarskii Kolokol) in the Moscow Kremlin as it appeared when it was raised on a stone plinth in 1836; the bell meticulously cast and chased in imitation of the original with images of Empress Anna Ioannovna and Tsar Alexey, the hinged lid opens to reveal the receptacle for the ink pot, the base fitted with two sliding drawers for stamps and pen nibs, 84 standard



16.1 x 11.4cm (6 3/8 x 4 1/2in).

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Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 11 December, 1990, lot 110A.

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