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Russian Art, Icons & Works of Art
Sale Date(s)
26 Nov 2014 10:30 GMT
Venue Address
30A Charles II StreetLondonSW1Y 4AEUnited Kingdom
LOT 359
Estimate: 160,000 GBP - 180,000 GBP
A LARGE SILVER-GILT AND PICTORIAL ENAMEL KOVSH RUSSIAN, MAKERKS MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, 1908?1917, 88 STANDARD Length 20 cm, height 10 cm
Sale Date(s)
26 Nov 2014 10:30 GMT
Venue Address
30A Charles II StreetLondonSW1Y 4AEUnited Kingdom
LOT 359
Estimate: 160,000 GBP - 180,000 GBP
A LARGE SILVER-GILT AND PICTORIAL ENAMEL KOVSH RUSSIAN, MAKERKS MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, 1908?1917, 88 STANDARD Length 20 cm, height 10 cm
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Of typical form, with a slightly shaped prow and a hook handle, the front with a shaped reserve painted en plein with a young couple in traditional costumes, the body decorated with stylised flowers and scrolls in polychrome enamels on olive green ground.
The renewed interest in Old Russia and the revival of its traditions found a striking reflection in the art of the Moscow master silversmiths who worked at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. They not only used the rich diversity of Old Russian techinques and motifs, but also brought antique types of drinking vessels back to life, the kovsh being one of them. As such an unquestionably traditional Russian object, kovshs of various sizes, made of silver and richly decorated with enamels, became valuable gifts.
Of typical form, with a slightly shaped prow and a hook handle, the front with a shaped reserve painted en plein with a young couple in traditional costumes, the body decorated with stylised flowers and scrolls in polychrome enamels on olive green ground.
The renewed interest in Old Russia and the revival of its traditions found a striking reflection in the art of the Moscow master silversmiths who worked at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. They not only used the rich diversity of Old Russian techinques and motifs, but also brought antique types of drinking vessels back to life, the kovsh being one of them. As such an unquestionably traditional Russian object, kovshs of various sizes, made of silver and richly decorated with enamels, became valuable gifts.