Lot Essay
For a comparable casket by Ovchinnikov from the collection of the All-Russian Decorative Art Museum in Moscow, see Exhibition catalogue, The Fabulous Epoch of Fabergé, St Petersburg, p. 175, no. 214.
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MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1878
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A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CASKET
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1878
Rectangular, cloisonné enamelled overall with varicolour scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, all within wirework borders, the hinged cover with sloped sides, on four stepped feet, with the original key and lock enamelled with a bird, marked under base and cover, also with a French import mark
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) wide
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1878
Rectangular, cloisonné enamelled overall with varicolour scrolling foliage on gilt stippled ground, all within wirework borders, the hinged cover with sloped sides, on four stepped feet, with the original key and lock enamelled with a bird, marked under base and cover, also with a French import mark
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) wide
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