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MARK OF ANTIP KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO.
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A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE
MARK OF ANTIP KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO.
Comprising a coffee pot, teapot, milk jug, sugar tongs, strainer and a two-handled tray; each enamelled overall with varicolour scrolling foliage on gilt stippled or cream enamel ground, the coffee and teapot with hinged covers, surmounted by a knop finial, each engraved with a monogram 'MS', marked throughout
The tray, 15 in. (38.1 cm.) wide
MARK OF ANTIP KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, 1899-1908, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO.
Comprising a coffee pot, teapot, milk jug, sugar tongs, strainer and a two-handled tray; each enamelled overall with varicolour scrolling foliage on gilt stippled or cream enamel ground, the coffee and teapot with hinged covers, surmounted by a knop finial, each engraved with a monogram 'MS', marked throughout
The tray, 15 in. (38.1 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 12 April 1988, lot 163.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Special notice
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