A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SERVING SPOON AND A SET OF SIX SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL COFFEE SPOONS
Lot 349 PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT SWISS COLLECTOR

A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SERVING SPOON AND A SET OF SIX SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL COFFEE SPOONS

MARK OF THE 11TH ARTEL, MOSCOW, 1908-1917

Closed2 June 2014

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GBP 6,250

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A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SERVING SPOON AND A SET OF SIX SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL COFFEE SPOONS
MARK OF THE 11TH ARTEL, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
The serving spoon finely enamelled in shades of green, blue, yellow, grey and pink with a stylised traditional izba in a forest, with part spiral twist stem and fluted knop finial; the bowls of the six spoon set enamelled with diagonal bead, scroll, geometric and foliate motifs in shades of blue, grey, green, brown and translucent red, the stems with dot and dash enamelled base and fluted blue enamel finials, all marked on stems; the serving spoon also with later Soviet marks
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) long and smaller

The spoon decorated with izba: Acquired in Paris, circa 1983 by the father of the present owner.
The set of six spoons: Anonymous sale; Christie’s, Geneva, 12 November 1985, lot 308.
Acquired at the above sale by the father of the present owner.

Specialist note

A nearly identical spoon decorated with izba was sold Christie’s, 17 November 1983, lot 215.