NOVEMBER 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE

A RUSSIAN SIVER AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL KOVSH, CIRCA 1900S

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Start price: $1,500

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

Buyer's premium:

Moscow, 1899-1908.

Miniature Russian silver-gilt enamel kovsh of traditional form, with a raised prow and a shaped hook handle, enameled with varicolored scrolling foliage on the gilt-stippled ground, the edges highlighted with a frieze of white enameled pellets. Hallmarks: illegible maker’s mark, 84 Russian silver standard.

Weight: 2.9 oz., (82 g.)

L: 4 1/4 in., (11 cm.) H: 2 in., (5 cm.)

Condition: A small kovsh is in very good condition, with a few very small scratches and gilding losses to the interior and bottom. The enamel is impeccable.