A CLOISONNÉ AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TANKARD
A CLOISONNÉ AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TANKARD
BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1896
The tapering body cloisonné enamelled overall with scrolling foliage, the base plique-à-jour enamelled with an eagle attacking a dragon, the borders to the top rim and the octagonal base chased with interweaving ribbons, with fluted columns above, with scroll handle and a detachable domed cover with plique-à-jour enamelled flowers, surmounted by an openwork ball finial, marked under base and on body with ‘P. Ovchinnikov’ in Cyrillic with the Imperial Warrant
8 3/8 in. (21.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Henry Penn Wenger (1927-1997).
Bequeathed by the above to the present owner.
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A CLOISONNÉ AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TANKARD
BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1896
The tapering body cloisonné enamelled overall with scrolling foliage, the base plique-à-jour enamelled with an eagle attacking a dragon, the borders to the top rim and the octagonal base chased with interweaving ribbons, with fluted columns above, with scroll handle and a detachable domed cover with plique-à-jour enamelled flowers, surmounted by an openwork ball finial, marked under base and on body with ‘P. Ovchinnikov’ in Cyrillic with the Imperial Warrant
8 3/8 in. (21.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Henry Penn Wenger (1927-1997).
Bequeathed by the above to the present owner.
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