Lot Essay
A comparable caviar pot from the collection of Lily & Edmond J. Safra was sold Sotheby’s, New York, 18 October 2011, lot 91.
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MARK OF NICHOLLS AND PLINCKE WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ROBERT KOKHUN, ST PETERSBURG, 1872
Details
A SILVER-MOUNTED GLASS CAVIAR POT AND STAND
MARK OF NICHOLLS AND PLINCKE WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ROBERT KOKHUN, ST PETERSBURG, 1872
The matte glass body of barrel shape, with trompe l’oeil silver-mounted bands, the detachable cover surmounted by a realistically cast and chased sturgeon, the original silver stand of circular shape, marked under base of the stand and on the sturgeon’s tail
The pot 7½ in (19 cm.) high; the stand 7¾ in (19.6 cm.) diameter
MARK OF NICHOLLS AND PLINCKE WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF ROBERT KOKHUN, ST PETERSBURG, 1872
The matte glass body of barrel shape, with trompe l’oeil silver-mounted bands, the detachable cover surmounted by a realistically cast and chased sturgeon, the original silver stand of circular shape, marked under base of the stand and on the sturgeon’s tail
The pot 7½ in (19 cm.) high; the stand 7¾ in (19.6 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882-1957).
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.
Special notice
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