Bidspirit auction | Russian Bronze Desk Pen Stand

Russian Bronze Desk Pen Stand in the Shape of a Horseshoe - Desk Pen Stand in the Shape of a Horseshoe Russian bronze, 19th century 2.9 × 14 × 13.5 cm This bronze desk accessory is designed in the form of a horseshoe, a traditional symbol of good luck. Small finials placed along the rim were intended to hold pens. Such objects combined practicality with decorative symbolism and were popular in Russian interiors of the 19th century.