1890s Russian Fabergé Silver Dip Pen, St. Petersburg

From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II, the tapering cylindrical quill of rococo design, the ends decorated with scrolls, one with a reeded foliate border.

by Fabergé, workmaster Julius Rappoport, stamped with Cyrillic initials I P and the Fabergé mark in full, with kokoshnik for before 1899, fully hallmarked. Nib missing.

8 in. (20.3 cm) long.

For a Russian dip pen in gold by Friedrich Köchli, see Dealer ref. no. 236M.