‘THE BOGATYR’ RUSSIAN SILVER AND CRYSTAL INKWELL MOUNTED ON ONYX STAND Russia, Moscow, after 1908

Rectangular-shaped inkwell with a seated, battle-weary bogatyr holding an axe and leaning on a shield. The faceted crystal inkpot rests in a silver decorated stand Marks: 84 silver mark, silversmith mark in Cyrillic «VK» (Vasily Kangin,1898 -1908) (on the shield), silversmith mark in Cyrillic ‘IK’ (Ivan and Piotr Krutikov, 1894 -1917) (on the lid) 21 x 40 cm, height 20 cm (Bogatyr 15 x 9 x 10 cm)