Lot Essay
The word 'korets' refers to a measure used for wheat and honey in the XV and XVI Centuries. For more details see Brockhaus-Efron Encyclopaedic Dictionary, Volume 31, (St. Petersburg, 1895), p. 241
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SOLVYCHEGODSK, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Details
A RUSSIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL CHARKA
Solvychegodsk, late 17th Century
The flattened hemispherical bowl with wirework borders and shaped handle, raised on three ball supports, brightly enameled in tones of yellow and puce and grisaille with tulips, a bird and a winged animal, the rim with the Russian inscription 'Korets of a good man for his health and to drink from eternally'.
5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) long
Solvychegodsk, late 17th Century
The flattened hemispherical bowl with wirework borders and shaped handle, raised on three ball supports, brightly enameled in tones of yellow and puce and grisaille with tulips, a bird and a winged animal, the rim with the Russian inscription 'Korets of a good man for his health and to drink from eternally'.
5 3/8in. (13.7cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 10 December 1974, lot 201