Russia, Late 19th-Early 20th C., Faberge jeweled inkwell in the form of a bear with a band of diamonds, applied gold swags, eyes and swags set with cabochon rubies, reclining on a nephrite base with a silver border. Silver mark, Faberge and I.P in Cyrillic. Faberge, an important Russian silver maker during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Rappoport, Julius (1864-1916) Faberge’s most important supplier of silver objects in St. Petersburg. His mark is ‘I.R.’ in Cyrillic (I.P.). H: 2 in.