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VARIOUS MAKERS, LATE 18TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURIES
Details
A GROUP OF RUSSIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL ITEMS
VARIOUS MAKERS, LATE 18TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURIES
Comprising:
A silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel cane handle, curved, decorated overall with vari-color foliate motifs, mark of Mikhail Zorin, Moscow, 1908-1917
A silver-gilt and niello bonbonniere, circular, the cover set with a medal of Empress Elizabeth dated 1739, the reverse with the Imperial Eagle, maker's mark indistinct, Moscow, 1793
A silver-gilt Imperial seal case, circular, the cover applied with the Imperial double-headed eagle, indistinct maker's mark, St. Petersburg, 1835, with later French control marks
A silver and niello snuff box, rectangular, the cover with a scene of allegorical figures of victory crowning a man in uniform, maker's mark Cyrillic 'IK', Moscow, 1829
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) long, the cane handle
VARIOUS MAKERS, LATE 18TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURIES
Comprising:
A silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel cane handle, curved, decorated overall with vari-color foliate motifs, mark of Mikhail Zorin, Moscow, 1908-1917
A silver-gilt and niello bonbonniere, circular, the cover set with a medal of Empress Elizabeth dated 1739, the reverse with the Imperial Eagle, maker's mark indistinct, Moscow, 1793
A silver-gilt Imperial seal case, circular, the cover applied with the Imperial double-headed eagle, indistinct maker's mark, St. Petersburg, 1835, with later French control marks
A silver and niello snuff box, rectangular, the cover with a scene of allegorical figures of victory crowning a man in uniform, maker's mark Cyrillic 'IK', Moscow, 1829
5 ½ in. (14 cm.) long, the cane handle
Provenance
All with A La Vieille Russie, New York.
By repute, Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 1950s (the bonbonniere and snuff box).
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 11 June 1975 (the seal case).
By repute, acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 17 October 1978 (the cane handle).
By repute, Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 1950s (the bonbonniere and snuff box).
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 11 June 1975 (the seal case).
By repute, acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 17 October 1978 (the cane handle).
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections
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