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A silver kovsh
17th Century
Oval, of traditional form, the raised prow with stylized trident finial, the body chased and engraved with an old-Russian adage 'Kovshik of a good man, drink from it to your health', the inscription interspersed by reserves of foliate scrolls on stippled ground, the domed centre similarly engraved around a stylized flowerhead, the shaped raised flat handle with foliate scroll decoration, apparently unmarked
7½ in. (19 cm.) long
6 oz. (194 gr.)
17th Century
Oval, of traditional form, the raised prow with stylized trident finial, the body chased and engraved with an old-Russian adage 'Kovshik of a good man, drink from it to your health', the inscription interspersed by reserves of foliate scrolls on stippled ground, the domed centre similarly engraved around a stylized flowerhead, the shaped raised flat handle with foliate scroll decoration, apparently unmarked
7½ in. (19 cm.) long
6 oz. (194 gr.)
Provenance
Lubovich collection, Paris.
Sotheby's, Zurich, 22 November 1978, lot 34.
Sotheby's, Zurich, 22 November 1978, lot 34.
Exhibited
London, Russian Art Exhibition, 1935, no. 207.
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