Lot 38

A Russian large silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel bowl
Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1899-1908

Auction: 23 November 2008 at 15:00 GMT
Description
supported on four feet, cast, chased, and engraved as stylized gryphons, the flared foot enamelled with a band of translucent blue scales above a red enamel border decorated with filigree scrolling, the bulbous sides with two interlocking lobed bands, the lower with flowerheads on alternating red and translucent turquoise grounds, the upper band with a similar design on alternating pink and pale-green grounds, the broad rim with lobed panels of stylized flowers, the flattened border with formal foliage and set with cabochon hardstones, the shaped scroll handles enamelled with flowers and similarly set with cabochon stones, one missing, maker’s mark beneath Imperial Warrant
18cm maximum high, 31.5cm wide across handles, 24.5cm diameter
Provenance
Christie’s New York, The Greenfield Collection of Russian Enamels, 20th October 1998, lot 149
Sotheby’s New York, Fabergé, Russian Works of Art, Objects of Vertu and Silver, 14th June 1989, lot 325
Christie’s Geneva, 19th November 1979, lot 240
