A SILVER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL BOWL AND A PAIR OF SPOONS
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1876
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A SILVER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL BOWL AND A PAIR OF SPOONS
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1876
The bulbous circular bowl champlevé enamelled with varicolour stylised cockerels and foliate scrollwork, the rim and foot rim with a repeating geometric motif, the spoons similarly enamelled and decorated with cockerels, reeded handles with a ball finial, marked under base and on stems
The bowl, 6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) diameter; the spoons, 6¾ in. (17 cm.) long
For a similarly designed bowl, spoon and tray, see A. von Solodkoff, Russian Gold and Silver, London, 1981, no. 77. A comparable set was sold Christie's, Geneva, 15 November 1978, lot 289.