AUCTION 26: RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ART

A RUSSIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL KOVSH BY KHLEBNIKOV

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Start price: $1,500

Estimated price: $2,500 - $3,000

Buyer's premium: 25%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Antique 19th-century silver kovsh decorated with cloisonné enamel depicting colorful fish on a background imitating sea waves in different shades of blue. On the base, there is a mark of Ivan Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1899-1908. Other hallmarks: Cyrillic initials of the assay master "S.Sh" over the date 18 (?), 88 silver standard, the image of St. George the Victorious in a recessed shield. Weight: 7.3 oz., (206 g.)

Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 5 1/2 in., (16 x 14 cm.)

Condition: Very good