Lot Essay
Cf.Christie's New York, Important silver, lot 41, for a similar caviar-pot and stand
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MAKER'S MARK UNIDENTIFIED WI, MOSCOW, 1889
Details
A Russian silver and silver-gilt trompe-l'oeil caviar-pot on stand with pink glass- liner and spoon
Maker's mark unidentified WI, Moscow, 1889
Each with woven design, the circular pot with a lower and upper silver-gilt border engraved with geometrical pattern, detachable cover with silver-gilt handle, gilding inside, the caviar-spoon with woven handle and silver-gilt bowl
13.7cm. high (box with cover)
marked on handle spoon, inside cover, on reverses
608gr. (4)
Maker's mark unidentified WI, Moscow, 1889
Each with woven design, the circular pot with a lower and upper silver-gilt border engraved with geometrical pattern, detachable cover with silver-gilt handle, gilding inside, the caviar-spoon with woven handle and silver-gilt bowl
13.7cm. high (box with cover)
marked on handle spoon, inside cover, on reverses
608gr. (4)
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.
Sale room notice
Please note that the similar caviar- pot mentioned as lot 41 was in sale 9626, April 20, 2001