Sale 9754
London, South Kensington
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2 December 2003
Price realised
GBP 1,058
Estimate
Four Russian enamel spoons, in a fitted case One large spoon Moscow 1896, unrecorded Cyrillic SB, the case marked L. Lubovin, St. Petersburg; the others later a pale wooden case containing: a cloisonne enamel spoon in various colours depicting a fish against an olive green background, with white spot decoration along the stem and finialMoscow, 1896,, 16cm (6¼in); a slightly larger size spoon, similar decoration to the previous example with twist handle and white spot decoration around bowl edge and towards terminal, 17.9cm (7in); and two similar smaller spoons, the bowls depicting fantastical birds in similar colours 14.5cm (5¾in), c. 1880, registered cyrillic workmaster's mark S.B, pale gilding to bowl interiors. See Illustration (4)
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