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THE CHARKI WITH THE MAKER'S MARK OF GUSTAV KLINGERT, MOSCOW, 1894, ELEVEN SPOONS MARKED WITH CYRILLIC INITIALS 'AF', THREE SPOONS MARKED WITH CYRILLIC INITIALS 'ITT', MOSCOW, CIRCA 1896
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TWELVE RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CHARKI AND FOURTEEN SPOONS
THE CHARKI WITH THE MAKER'S MARK OF GUSTAV KLINGERT, MOSCOW, 1894, ELEVEN SPOONS MARKED WITH CYRILLIC INITIALS 'AF', THREE SPOONS MARKED WITH CYRILLIC INITIALS 'ITT', MOSCOW, CIRCA 1896
The charki of traditional form, on domed feet with stylized scrolling foliage enamel on stippled gilt ground, with turquoise beaded borders and lobed flat handle, the spoons with varicolor enamel on the bowl reverse with a turquoise beaded border, with spirally-twisted handles and enameled finials, marked under bases and on handles
each charka: 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) (26)
THE CHARKI WITH THE MAKER'S MARK OF GUSTAV KLINGERT, MOSCOW, 1894, ELEVEN SPOONS MARKED WITH CYRILLIC INITIALS 'AF', THREE SPOONS MARKED WITH CYRILLIC INITIALS 'ITT', MOSCOW, CIRCA 1896
The charki of traditional form, on domed feet with stylized scrolling foliage enamel on stippled gilt ground, with turquoise beaded borders and lobed flat handle, the spoons with varicolor enamel on the bowl reverse with a turquoise beaded border, with spirally-twisted handles and enameled finials, marked under bases and on handles
each charka: 3¼ in. (8.2 cm.) (26)
Provenance
The charki, anonymous sale; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 30 October 1953, lot 373 ($500).
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