Pen box with enamel decoration; with ink holder
1896-1908
Description
Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top and sides are covered in polychrome arabesque designs in cloisonné enamel. The base bears the stamp of the Brothers Grachev manufactory in St. Petersburg. The pen box is in the same style and technique as the pen 2014.369.
Dimensions
3.8 × 4 × 24 cm (1 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.
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