Lot Essay
For a comparable kovsh from the collection of the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, see Exhibition Catalogue, Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire's Legacy, Baltimore, 2017, pp. 176-177, no. 67.
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BY IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
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A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT KOVSH
BY IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Of traditional form, the body cloisonné enamelled with a stylised cityscape and a river, the shaped handle enamelled with a Sirin perched on a flowering tree, all within ropework borders, with a vacant cartouche at the front, interior gilt, marked under base with 'Khlebnikov' in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant
6 7⁄8 in. (17.5 cm.) wide
BY IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Of traditional form, the body cloisonné enamelled with a stylised cityscape and a river, the shaped handle enamelled with a Sirin perched on a flowering tree, all within ropework borders, with a vacant cartouche at the front, interior gilt, marked under base with 'Khlebnikov' in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant
6 7⁄8 in. (17.5 cm.) wide
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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Head of Department, Fabergé and Russian Works of Art
For a comparable kovsh from the collection of the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, see Exhibition Catalogue, Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire's Legacy, Baltimore, 2017, pp. 176-177, no. 67.