A silver-gilt and lacquer tea set, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1885
Auction Closed
June 4, 04:28 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A silver-gilt and lacquer tea set, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1885
comprising six beakers repoussé and chased with foliage and insects on a deep red lacquer ground, together with
a rounded triangular tray of conforming design, decorated with a silver inlaid cobweb, insects and a leaf, in the original
fitted box, struck P.Ovchinnikov in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial warrant, 84 standard
(7)
height of beakers 8.5cm, 3¼in.