A GROUP OF SEVEN RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BEAKERS...
Comprising:
a larger beaker, with varicolour scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, by Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1884;
a beaker, with scrolling foliage in shades of blue, red and white on gilt stippled ground, with turquoise beaded borders, on a stepped foot, by Ivan Grishin, Moscow, circa 1890, also with later Soviet marks;
a beaker, with teardrop reserves within white beaded borders, on blue ground, maker's mark Cyrillic 'SMN', Moscow, 1899-1908;
a beaker, of baluster shape, with scrolling foliage in shades of blue, green, red and white, on a spreading foot, by Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1876;
a beaker, with scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, with turquoise beaded borders, maker's mark Cyrillic 'ZF', Moscow, 1899-1908;
a pair of two small beakers, with scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, maker's mark Cyrillic 'IM' possibly for Ivan Mnekin, Moscow, 1899-1908
51⁄4 in. (13.2 cm.) high, and smaller
Provenance
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in the 1970-1980s.
Comprising:
a larger beaker, with varicolour scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, by Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1884;
a beaker, with scrolling foliage in shades of blue, red and white on gilt stippled ground, with turquoise beaded borders, on a stepped foot, by Ivan Grishin, Moscow, circa 1890, also with later Soviet marks;
a beaker, with teardrop reserves within white beaded borders, on blue ground, maker's mark Cyrillic 'SMN', Moscow, 1899-1908;
a beaker, of baluster shape, with scrolling foliage in shades of blue, green, red and white, on a spreading foot, by Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1876;
a beaker, with scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, with turquoise beaded borders, maker's mark Cyrillic 'ZF', Moscow, 1899-1908;
a pair of two small beakers, with scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, maker's mark Cyrillic 'IM' possibly for Ivan Mnekin, Moscow, 1899-1908
51⁄4 in. (13.2 cm.) high, and smaller
Provenance
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner in the 1970-1980s.