MEASUREMENTS
length of inkstand 13 1/2 in. 34.2 cm
DESCRIPTION
comprising a Letter Rack, a Blotter, and an Inkstand fitted with an Inkwell, two small Boxes, one for stamps and the other containing a stamp moistener, the superstructure of the stand holding a Paper Knife, the letter rack finely enameled with a medieval guard before a castle door, the inkwell enameled with the portrait bust of a young beauty, the stamp box enameled with stamps, the inkstand with a seahorse and colorful flowering foliage.
CATALOGUE NOTE
A complete pictorial set including a letter rack is only very rarely found. For an individual letter rack, but without the pictorial door, see, Gerard Hill, Faberge and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, Levin, New York, 1989, pl.111.