Auction 22586:
The Russian Sale
3 Jun 2015 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street
Lot 101
A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel kovsh
P. Ovchinnikov, with workmaster's mark of Feodor Ruckert overstruck by the Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1898-1908, with later French import marks
£7,000 - 10,000
RUB 560,000 - 790,000
of traditional form with an extending curved hook handle, raised rounded prow and spreading foot, the body and handle decorated with shaded enamel varicolour scrolling foliage and pink, purple and yellow flowerheads on cream ground, the border enhanced with a pale blue dot motif, the edges further enhanced with twisted wire, gilded interior, 88 standard
length: 15cm (5 7/8in).