A COMMEMORATIVE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL SILVER PLAQUE

A COMMEMORATIVE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL SILVER PLAQUE
BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1890
Rectangular, engraved with the cruiser 'Rurik' and champlevé enamelled with a Russian inscription 'The 20-gun armoured cruiser 'Rurik' was laid down in St Petersburg at the Baltic Works shipyard on 19 May 1890 in the presence of: His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, the Empress of Russia, Her Majesty the Queen of the Hellenes, and His Imperial Highness General Admiral Aleksei Aleksandrovich', within a frame cloisonné enamelled with scrolling foliage, the reverse inscribed with names, marked on the reverse with 'P. Ovchinnikov' beneath the Imperial Warrant
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) wide

Provenance
Henry Penn Wenger (1927-1997).
Bequeathed by the above to the present owner.