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PROPERTY FROM A MASSACHUSETTS PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL TROMPE L'OEIL HUMIDOR
MARKED SOKOLOV, ST. PETERSBURG, 1874
Details
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL TROMPE L'OEIL HUMIDOR
MARKED SOKOLOV, ST. PETERSBURG, 1874
Shaped as an izba on a square base engraved to simulate grass, mounted with a peasant woman holding a yoke and flanked by water buckets enclosing fitted wells, the border and feet cast and chased to simulate logs, with integral well for a cigar, centering the humidor chased and engraved to simulate an izba, with stylized windows and doorway, the hinged cover revealing a fitted lift-out tray with holes to hold cigars, the frieze champlevé enameled with the Russian inscription 'This house is prosperous', marked throughout
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide
99.6 oz. (2823.9 gr.)
MARKED SOKOLOV, ST. PETERSBURG, 1874
Shaped as an izba on a square base engraved to simulate grass, mounted with a peasant woman holding a yoke and flanked by water buckets enclosing fitted wells, the border and feet cast and chased to simulate logs, with integral well for a cigar, centering the humidor chased and engraved to simulate an izba, with stylized windows and doorway, the hinged cover revealing a fitted lift-out tray with holes to hold cigars, the frieze champlevé enameled with the Russian inscription 'This house is prosperous', marked throughout
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide
99.6 oz. (2823.9 gr.)
Provenance
Acquired by the father of the present owner in 1930-1950.
Brought to you by
Mark Moehrke