A GROUP OF FIVE RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SMALL KOVSHI VARIOUS MAKERS, MOSCOW
Details
Comprising: a kovsh with scrolling foliage in shades of pink and red on blue ground, by Feodor Rückert, Moscow, circa 1890; a kovsh with scrolling foliage in shades of blue, red, white and purple on a stippled gilt ground, with a turquoise bead border, by Petr Fariseev, Moscow, 1908-1917; a kovsh with flowerheads on shaded light grey ground, with a vacant reserve at the front, by Ivan Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917, also with later import marks; a kovsh with flowerheads on cream, blue and green ground, with a scroll handle enamelled with a stylised bird, maker's mark Cyrillic ‘DE', possibly for Dmitry Egorov, Moscow, 1908-1917; a kovsh with scrolling foliage on stippled ground, the handle with a turquoise bead border, maker's mark indistinct 43⁄4 in. (12 cm.) long, and smaller
Provenance
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in the 1970-1980s.
Details
Comprising: a kovsh with scrolling foliage in shades of pink and red on blue ground, by Feodor Rückert, Moscow, circa 1890; a kovsh with scrolling foliage in shades of blue, red, white and purple on a stippled gilt ground, with a turquoise bead border, by Petr Fariseev, Moscow, 1908-1917; a kovsh with flowerheads on shaded light grey ground, with a vacant reserve at the front, by Ivan Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917, also with later import marks; a kovsh with flowerheads on cream, blue and green ground, with a scroll handle enamelled with a stylised bird, maker's mark Cyrillic ‘DE', possibly for Dmitry Egorov, Moscow, 1908-1917; a kovsh with scrolling foliage on stippled ground, the handle with a turquoise bead border, maker's mark indistinct 43⁄4 in. (12 cm.) long, and smaller
Provenance
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in the 1970-1980s.
