Lot Essay
For an identical basket, see Sotheby's, New York, June 6, 1995, lot 305.
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Property from a Pasadena Collection
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL TROMPE L'OEIL TWO-HANDLED BASKET
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1876
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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL TROMPE L'OEIL TWO-HANDLED BASKET
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1876
Oval, chased and engraved to simulate a wicker basket draped with a damask and lace cloth, the damask enameled with varicolor geometric motifs, the ends with twisted ropework handles, marked under base
15¾ in. (40 cm.) wide
2.2 oz. (61.1 gr.)
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1876
Oval, chased and engraved to simulate a wicker basket draped with a damask and lace cloth, the damask enameled with varicolor geometric motifs, the ends with twisted ropework handles, marked under base
15¾ in. (40 cm.) wide
2.2 oz. (61.1 gr.)
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