A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT KOVSH
MARK OF THE ELEVENTH SILVER ARTEL, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Of traditional form, with raised prow and hook handle, the lower body with varicolour enamel floral sprays on olive ground, beneath varicolour scrolling geometric motifs on blue, green and black grounds, all within twisted ropework borders, the handle similarly decorated, the base engraved in Russian 'In your nostalgic times with a cigarette, remember those of us who love you / 22 XII 1914.' with six signatures, marked under base
13 5/8 in. (34.7 cm.) long
A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT KOVSH
MARK OF THE ELEVENTH SILVER ARTEL, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
Of traditional form, with raised prow and hook handle, the lower body with varicolour enamel floral sprays on olive ground, beneath varicolour scrolling geometric motifs on blue, green and black grounds, all within twisted ropework borders, the handle similarly decorated, the base engraved in Russian 'In your nostalgic times with a cigarette, remember those of us who love you / 22 XII 1914.' with six signatures, marked under base
13 5/8 in. (34.7 cm.) long
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