A large silver-gilt and plique-à-jour enamel beaker, circa 1895
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November 30, 06:31 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A large silver-gilt and plique-à-jour enamel beaker, circa 1895
of tapering cylindrical shape, decorated with three oval figural reserves with a surround of red scalework, the first enclosing a man playing the balalaika, the second with a dancing girl, the third with a young woman resting her arm on a pedestal, the borders decorated with stylised stars and plants, with spreading ring foot, beaded edge, unmarked, most probably by Ovchinnikov, in an A La Vieille Russie fitted case
height 18cm; 7in.
Plique-à-jour enamelling was popularised at the end of the nineteenth century by Ovchinnikov, who used the technique as a means to diversify from his skills in cloisonné, champlevé and pictorial enamel, which by this point were well established and highly reputed. Plique-à-jour was most commonly used for vases and wineglasses, though it was also used in the creation of beautiful icon lamps.
For a comparative beaker by Ovchinnikov, please see G. Hill et al., Fabergé and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, New York, 1989, p. 38, fig. 13.
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