MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'AO', MOSCOW, CIRCA 1880

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A LARGE SILVER-GILT CHAMPLEVÉ AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BENEDICTION CROSS
MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'AO', MOSCOW, CIRCA 1880
Of traditional form, cloisonné enamelled overall with varicolour scrolling foliage on stippled gilt ground, within ropework borders, the detachable front panel mounted with a champlevé enamel panel depicting the crucified Christ, with a later link chain and suspension loop, engraved 'Greg Trier', marked on lower borders
15¾ in. (40 cm.) high, without chain

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner from A La Vieille Russie, New York, in 1971.

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Lot Essay

The unrecorded maker's mark 'AO' can often be seen alongside the marks of Pavel Ovchinnikov, which usually overstrike the former. The high quality and importance of the present lot suggests that it was probably made for the firm of Ovchinnikov, one of the leading manufacturers of enamelled works in Russia.

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