A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL KOVSH
MAKER'S MARK OF VASILY SAVELIEV, ALSO WITH A MARK POSSIBLY CYRILLIC 'SB', KOSTROMA, CIRCA 1899
Of navette form, on circular spreading foot, the raised prow surmounted by a double-headed eagle finial, the body enamelled overall with stylised floral sprays, blossoms and peacocks amid scrolling foliage on blue and beige ground, centring a roundel en plein enamelled with an alkonost, the sides and the shaped flat handle similarly enamelled, all within twisted ropework borders, marked under base and handle
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) wide
A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL KOVSH
MAKER'S MARK OF VASILY SAVELIEV, ALSO WITH A MARK POSSIBLY CYRILLIC 'SB', KOSTROMA, CIRCA 1899
Of navette form, on circular spreading foot, the raised prow surmounted by a double-headed eagle finial, the body enamelled overall with stylised floral sprays, blossoms and peacocks amid scrolling foliage on blue and beige ground, centring a roundel en plein enamelled with an alkonost, the sides and the shaped flat handle similarly enamelled, all within twisted ropework borders, marked under base and handle
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) wide
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