Inkwell “Sweet-Toothed Bear Cubs”

Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding, lustre.

Inkwell “Sweet-Toothed Bear Cubs”, porcelain, Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (“LFZ”), sculptor E. I. Charushin, USSR, 1950s–60s. Porcelain, polychrome overglaze painting. Dimensions 120 x 160 x 140. Excellent condition, all parts present, no chips, cracks or signs of restoration. A porcelain figurine in the form of two bear cubs feasting on berries and on honey in a tub. The tub is the inkwell; under its small lid there is a vessel with ink. Such figurines were produced from 1950 to 1970. The author of the sculptural composition is the Soviet artist of the Leningrad Porcelain Factory Evgeny Ivanovich Charushin, and the author of the painting is Ivan Riznich. Such figurines were produced from 1950 to 1970. The inkwell was intended for small children. E. I. Charushin (11.11.1901–18.02.1965) – graphic artist, illustrator of children's books; he entered the ceramics industry with animalier sculpture. His porcelain sculptures were produced in large editions and won the love of Soviet buyers.