Lot 66
  • 66

A Russian gilded silver and cloisonné enamel kovsh, Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • gilded silver, enamel
  • length 4 7/8 in., 12.4 cm
of bulbous form with shaped handle, with brightly colored scrolls on the upper body and top of handle, the body and sides of handle with stylized flowers on blue, cream or pale green grounds, with bead and wirework ornament, 88 standard, struck with Cyrillic master's initials TS

Provenance

The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, Christie's New York, 20 October 1998, lot 128, illustrated

Condition

overall good condition
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