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RUSSIAN CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL BOX, Pavel Ovchinnikov

$48,000

Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1881

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RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL BOX

Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1881

An absolutely stunning enamel box, of rectangular form with cut corners, on four figural champleve enameled feet shaped as peacocks,

enameled overall with varicolored birds on foliate branches within white enamel geometric borders,

the detachable cover similarly decorated 

Marked P. Ovchinnikov in Cyrillic, Moscow 1881 and 88 Russian silver standard

Width (bird to bird) 5 7/8 in. (14,2 cm), height (to top of cover) 3 1/2 in. (8,9 cm), depth (bird to bird) 5 in. (12,7 cm)

CONDITION:

Some staining to the bottom. Scratching and wear to the interior consistent with age. Good overall condition.

NOTE:

Champleve enamels of this quality and complexity are extremely rare.

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