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AN IMPRESSIVE CLOISONNÉ AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION CHARGER

MARKED LYUBAVIN, MARK OF A. MARTIANOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1895

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AN IMPRESSIVE CLOISONNÉ AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION CHARGER
MARKED LYUBAVIN, MARK OF A. MARTIANOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1895
Circular, the centre applied with a guilloché and champlevé enamelled coat-of-arms of St Petersburg, also engraved with Russian inscription '[To] their Royal Highness / King and Queen of Bulgaria / 13-26 February 1910 / St Petersburg.’, within a beaded border, the outer border with six cartouches, cloisonné enamelled throughout with scrolling foliage in shades of red, green, blue, white and turquoise, within the acanthus and bead-chased border, marked under base
19¼ in. (48.8 cm.) diameter
175 oz. (5,443 gr.) gross

Provenance

Presented to King and Queen of Bulgaria in February 1910.

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Lot Essay

King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861-1948) and Queen Eleonore visited St Petersburg twice in 1909-1910. Following the proclamation of Bulgaria’s independence in 1908, King Ferdinand wanted to secure an agreement with Russia for the preservation of peace in the Balkans. Both state visits included ceremonial state receptions and the exchange of gifts. These silver charges were presented by the St Petersburg City Council in 1909 and 1910 respectively.

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