A SILVER-GILT, CHAMPLEVÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL TANKARD
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1876
Cylidrical, the body centred with a poly-lobed cartouche en plein enamelled with a troika in a snowy landscape surrounded by two vari-coloured foliate scrollwork and geometric motifs, bordered with enamelled bands of green beads and Greek fret pattern, the reverse centring an enamelled rosette, the compressed domed cover with tear-drop green cartouches alternating with strapwork, the flattened finial bordered by a Greek fret pattern, the angular shaped handle enamelled with translucent red hearts, marked under foot and cover
5¼ in. (13.3. cm.) high
A SILVER-GILT, CHAMPLEVÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL TANKARD
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1876
Cylidrical, the body centred with a poly-lobed cartouche en plein enamelled with a troika in a snowy landscape surrounded by two vari-coloured foliate scrollwork and geometric motifs, bordered with enamelled bands of green beads and Greek fret pattern, the reverse centring an enamelled rosette, the compressed domed cover with tear-drop green cartouches alternating with strapwork, the flattened finial bordered by a Greek fret pattern, the angular shaped handle enamelled with translucent red hearts, marked under foot and cover
5¼ in. (13.3. cm.) high
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