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MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1885
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A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1885
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover with an en plein enamel plaque depicting the installation of a coastal defense battery, with a gantry crane system, within turquoise enamel bead and scrolling foliate border, amidst varicolour scrolling foliage on a gilt stippled ground, the base similarly decorated, all within wirework borders, one end with integral vesta compartment, marked inside base, also with Austrian import mark
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1885
Rectangular with rounded corners, the hinged cover with an en plein enamel plaque depicting the installation of a coastal defense battery, with a gantry crane system, within turquoise enamel bead and scrolling foliate border, amidst varicolour scrolling foliage on a gilt stippled ground, the base similarly decorated, all within wirework borders, one end with integral vesta compartment, marked inside base, also with Austrian import mark
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired by the father of the previous owner in the 1970s-1980s.
Property from a New York Private Collection; Christie's, New York, 16 April 2012, lot 102.
Property from a New York Private Collection; Christie's, New York, 16 April 2012, lot 102.
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