A LARGE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TAZZA

A LARGE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TAZZA
BY IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1891
A large circular silver bowl decorated with a cloisonné enamelled border, centring initials 'TS', supported by realistically cast and chased figures of a peasant man and a woman wearing traditional costumes, on a naturalistically chased circular base, all on a domed foot chased with strapwork motifs and applied with champlevé enamelled roundels, with gilt interior, marked throughout with 'Khlebnikov' in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant
19 5/8 in. (49.7 cm.) high

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