BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1896

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A CLOISONNÉ AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TANKARD
BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1896
The tapering body cloisonné enamelled overall with scrolling foliage, the base plique-à-jour enamelled with an eagle attacking a dragon, the borders to the top rim and the octagonal base chased with interweaving ribbons, with fluted columns above, with scroll handle and a detachable domed cover with plique-à-jour enamelled flowers, surmounted by an openwork ball finial, marked under base and on body with ‘P. Ovchinnikov’ in Cyrillic with the Imperial Warrant
8 3⁄8 in. (21.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Henry Penn Wenger (1927-1997).
Bequeathed by the above to the present owner.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

The shape and decoration for this tankard was inspired by a 17th-century tankard illustrated by Feodor Solntsev, which appears in The Antiquities of the Russian State, the monumental work documenting Russian artefacts with over 500 illustrations. A comparable tankard by Pavel Ovchinnikov was sold at Christie's, London, 7 June 2021, lot 224.

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