Lot Essay
For a pair of nearly identical vases, see G. Hill, G. G. Smorodina, B. L. Ulyanova, Fabergé and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, New York, 1989, pl. 225.
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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT VIENNESE COLLECTOR
A GEM-SET SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, OVERSTRIKING MAKER’S MARK PROBABLY 'AO', MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Details
A GEM-SET SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASE
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, OVERSTRIKING MAKER’S MARK PROBABLY 'AO', MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Of tapering bulbous form, with scalloped rim, enamelled overall with shaded varicoloured scrolling foliage and flower heads on gilt ground, the base enamelled with geometric design on a nut-brown ground, with two stylised handles set with cabochon garnets, marked under base
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, OVERSTRIKING MAKER’S MARK PROBABLY 'AO', MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Of tapering bulbous form, with scalloped rim, enamelled overall with shaded varicoloured scrolling foliage and flower heads on gilt ground, the base enamelled with geometric design on a nut-brown ground, with two stylised handles set with cabochon garnets, marked under base
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 16 June 1988, lot 397.
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