Lot 69
  • 69

A large Russian gilded silver and shaded enamel kovsh, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • gilded silver, enamel
  • length 12 1/4 in., 31 cm
enameled with polychrome flowerheads within scrolling foliage against a stippled gilt ground, the handle with conforming decoration, 88 standard and with later Soviet control marks

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, 16 June 1988, lot 391, illustrated

Condition

overall good condition
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