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THREE GEM-SET SILVER AND SILVER-GILT KOVSHI
RUSSIA, VARIOUS DATES
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THREE GEM-SET SILVER AND SILVER-GILT KOVSHI
RUSSIA, VARIOUS DATES
All of traditional form with raised prow and handle, one on circular foot, with repoussé foliate motifs, set with peridot, aquamarine, sapphire and glass, with Russian inscription 'Drink from the Chara for Health', marked under foot; another similarly decorated, the interior with repoussé Imperial double-headed eagle, set with sapphire and tourmaline, with Russian inscription 'Drink from the Chara for Health', apparently unmarked; the other repoussé and chased with a phoenix within foliage, the shaped handle centring a mask, with figurehead finial, marked under handle
8¾; 6 and 5¼ in. (22.5; 15 and 13.5 cm.) wide
13.08 oz. (370.9 gr.) gross
RUSSIA, VARIOUS DATES
All of traditional form with raised prow and handle, one on circular foot, with repoussé foliate motifs, set with peridot, aquamarine, sapphire and glass, with Russian inscription 'Drink from the Chara for Health', marked under foot; another similarly decorated, the interior with repoussé Imperial double-headed eagle, set with sapphire and tourmaline, with Russian inscription 'Drink from the Chara for Health', apparently unmarked; the other repoussé and chased with a phoenix within foliage, the shaped handle centring a mask, with figurehead finial, marked under handle
8¾; 6 and 5¼ in. (22.5; 15 and 13.5 cm.) wide
13.08 oz. (370.9 gr.) gross
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