AUCTION # 30: RUSSIAN APPLIED AND DECORATIVE ART

A RUSSIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL KOVSH BY KHLEBNIKOV

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Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $1,500 - $2,000

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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 (Moscow). Weight: 7.3 oz., (206 g.)

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

Condition: Very good