Desktop notepad with the composition "Ivan Tsarevich and the Frog Princess" (based on the graphic work by Ivan Bilibin)
Desktop notepad with the composition "Ivan Tsarevich and the Frog Princess" (based on the graphic work by Ivan Bilibin)
Russian Empire, Moscow
1908-1917
Silver, onyx; casting, chasing
22.0 x 12.3 x 4.7 cm
Maker’s mark: “Г.Р.”; tee of the Moscow District Assay Office in 1908-1917 with alloy "84" with the Greek letter "delta"; Moscow District Assay certificate mark Office in 1908-1917
Rectangular desktop notepad, consisting of the upper hinged silver cover plate, fixed on the pedestal-stand made of light green onyx with brownish-yellowish and white layered inclusions. The cover surface is decorated with relief composition reproducing the graphic work of Ivan Bilibin "Ivan Tsarevich and the Frog Princess" (1899), which is an illustration to the Russian folk tale "The Frog Princess". The decor of the notepad is realized in the Neo-Russian style.
Инв.1217/ДПИ