A PLIQUE-À-JOUR GROUP COMPRISING A BOWL AND KOVSH, THE BOWL IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890; THE KOVSH MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890

Property from an Important Private Collection
A PLIQUE-À-JOUR GROUP COMPRISING A BOWL AND KOVSH, THE BOWL IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890; THE KOVSH MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890

the bowl with lobed sides, decorated with panels of stylised flowers against a light blue ground, the centre with a blue enamel medallion within a white beaded border, rope-twist borders, struck on the base with initials IH (Cyrillic), 84 standard; the kovsh with panels of stylised flowerheads and scrolls with blue pellet borders, ropetwist rim, trefoil handle, struck on the base with the 84 standard
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length of kovsh 19.5cm, 7⅝in.

Condition Report:
Both in good condition.
The bowl with some minor internal cracks to the glass. The silver with worn gilding and tarnished. The base with a few minor surface scratches to the metal part of the lobes.
The kovsh missing its finial. The glass with some internal cracks, consistent with age.

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