Live Auction 19802Russian Art
A CHAMPLEVÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TEA CADDY
Lot 223

A CHAMPLEVÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TEA CADDY

MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1884

Closed7 June 2021

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GBP 15,000

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A CHAMPLEVÉ AND EN PLEIN ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TEA CADDY
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1884
Of rectangular form with sloping shoulders, in the Chinoiserie style, two sides en plein enamelled with figures in traditional Chinese costume seated in interior scenes, framed by champlevé enamelled varicolour foliate borders, the other two sides champlevé enamelled with scrolling foliate design in blue, the detachable cover and body similarly decorated, with detachable stopper, marked under base and rim of cover
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high

Specialist note

A large part of Ovchinnikov’s production in the 1870-1880s was designed in different historical and eclectic styles. Japonisme and Chinoiserie replaced dominant Neoclassical designs and became popular among Moscow clientele, reflecting a broader international taste for the aesthetic movement.

The present lot is comparable with other exceptional tea-wares enamelled in the Chinoiserie style, which were produced by Ovchinnikov in the 1870s. Comparable tea caddies were sold at Sotheby's, London, 4 June 2013, lots 497 and 498.