Pen with enamel decoration
1896-1908
Description
The pen is covered in arabesque designs in cloisonne enamel. It is in the same style as the pen box 2014.368, which bears the stamp of the Brothers Grachev of St. Petersburg.
Dimensions
17.3 cm (6 13/16 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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