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A CLOISONNÉ AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TANKARD
Lot 136 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, UNITED STATES

A CLOISONNÉ AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TANKARD

BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1896

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A CLOISONNÉ AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TANKARD
BY PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1896
The tapering body cloisonné enamelled overall with scrolling foliage, the base plique-à-jour enamelled with an eagle attacking a dragon, the borders to the top rim and the octagonal base chased with interweaving ribbons, with fluted columns above, with scroll handle and a detachable domed cover with plique-à-jour enamelled flowers, surmounted by an openwork ball finial, marked under base and on body with ‘P. Ovchinnikov’ in Cyrillic with the Imperial Warrant
8 3⁄8 in. (21.5 cm.) high

Henry Penn Wenger (1927-1997).
Bequeathed by the above to the present owner.

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The shape and decoration for this tankard was inspired by a 17th-century tankard illustrated by Feodor Solntsev, which appears in The Antiquities of the Russian State, the monumental work documenting Russian artefacts with over 500 illustrations. A comparable tankard by Pavel Ovchinnikov was sold at Christie's, London, 7 June 2021, lot 224.