LENINGRAD PORCELAIN INKWELL,MODEL BY NATALIA DANKO

formed as a stack of books, atop is a bust of Lenin with a scroll with red Cyrillic script, the lower book spine in black underglaze reads, 'Collected works / Vol. X / N. Lenin / V. Ulyanov', the cover of the of the inkwell with a facsimile signature: V. Ulyanov (Lenin), factory mark in green underglaze underside; height: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)

CONDITION
The porcelain inkwell appears age-appropriate condition. Surface discoloration, visible along the front edge of the scroll. Inspection under UV light shows no apparent sign of restoration.

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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