A LARGE SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL THREE-HANDLED CUP

A LARGE SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL THREE-HANDLED CUP
BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MAKER FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW 1899-1908
Cylindrical, on a circular foot, the lobed teardrop shaped cartouches enamelled with shaded varicolour flowers and swans on pale green, pink, light blue, red, blue and green grounds, within corded borders, the upper section and scroll handles similarly enamelled on a cream ground, marked under base with ‘P. Ovchinnikov’ in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, overstriking maker's initials of Feodor Rückert, also with French import mark
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high

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