Lot Essay
Christie's London, 7 July 2000
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MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1884
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A LARGE SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE
marked P. Ovchinnikov with Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1884
Shaped tapering cylindrical, on four claw ball feet with foliate mounts, the openwork body with four roundels each applied with gold interlaced initials, overall decorated with stylised floral, foliate and geometric motifs, the struts with stylized dragon supports, with red-glass liner, marked under base
15¼in. (39cm.) high
marked P. Ovchinnikov with Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1884
Shaped tapering cylindrical, on four claw ball feet with foliate mounts, the openwork body with four roundels each applied with gold interlaced initials, overall decorated with stylised floral, foliate and geometric motifs, the struts with stylized dragon supports, with red-glass liner, marked under base
15¼in. (39cm.) high