NOVEMBER 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE

A CASED RUSSIAN ART NOUVEAU SILVER DESSERT CUTLERY SET BY KHLEBNIKOV

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Start price: $2,500

Estimated price: $3,500 - $4,500

Buyer's premium:

Ivan Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1899-1908.

Russian silver-gilt dessert flatware set in original case. A total of 24 items including 12 fruit forks and 12 knives. The handles have Art Nouveau ornamental design. The original wooden case lined with dark blue silk.

Hallmarks: 84 Russian silver standard with a kokoshnik mark, ‘KHLEBNIKOV’ in Cyrillic, beneath the Imperial warrant.

Fork: L: 6 1/2 in., (16.5 cm.)

Knife: L: 6 1/2 in., (16.5 cm.)

Condition: The set is in very good condition. Minor signs of age and wear, as expected. Minor losses to gilding on a few pieces.