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THB19th C. Russian Cloisonne & Gilt Silver Kovsh w/ Spoon
Lot 229
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Eastern Europe, Russia, Moscow, Imperial Period, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large and beautiful cloisonne and gilt silver vessel known as a kovsh and a spoon. This elegant serving bowl is ovoid with repousse walls that are covered with vibrant cloisonne in hues of blue, pink, white, green, yellow, and purple. The motifs are floral and vegetal with some geometric or linear patterns. On the base is a hallmark with a face in profile to the right of the numbers "84" for the Russian silver purity. The other hallmark is a rectangle with Cyrillic script within, likely for the maker. The spoon is comprised of a circular bowl with the backside worked with paste shades of blue, green, white, and red. The elegant handle features a unique casting with a shrine like element as the finial with a woman, perhaps a saint, in relief from the waist up. Two stylized creatures flank the sides. Kovsh are traditional drinking vessels with shapes that may reflect Viking longships. Over the ages their designs and materials became more ornate, and pieces like this set eventually became symbolic gifts presented by the Tsar to important members of government or citizens. Size (kovsh): 7" L x 4" W x 4.675" H (17.8 cm x 10.2 cm x 11.9 cm); quality of silver: 97%; weight: 401 grams; size (spoon): 7.25" L x 2.25" W (18.4 cm x 5.7 cm); quality of silver: 93%; weight: 82.4 grams
Provenance: ex-collection of James Farmer, Maryland, collected from major galleries and auction houses between 1995 and 2005
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#120553Small indention to side of kovsh. Surface abrasion and losses to gilt on interior basin. Maker marks are soft and indiscernible or absent. Small nicks to cloisonne on body and handle.Condition
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