AUCTION # 30: RUSSIAN APPLIED AND DECORATIVE ART

AN ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER CLOISONNE ENAMEL SALT CELLAR

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $600 - $800

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An antique Russian three-legged gilt-silver cloisonné salt cellar with a spoon. The surface is embellished with foliate designs using various shades of blue enamel. Marked on the bottom with GK (made by the workshop of Gustav Klingert), 88 Russian silver proof mark, date 1888, St. George for Moscow. The spoon is marked with IS in Cyrillic and refers to Ignatiy Sazikov’s artel. Total weight: 2 oz., 60 g.

Dimensions: Spoon L: 3 in., (3 cm.) Bowl D: 2 1/8 in., (5.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good, minor staining on the legs