A fine silver-gilt, shaded cloisonné enamel cup and cover, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1899-1908

extensively decorated with vari-coloured scrolling foliage, brightly enamelled flowers and applied with gems, the body with portrait busts of boyars in armour, the lobed lower section enamelled with Imperial eagles and images of Saint George slaying the dragon, the stem supported on open flower-head base, the domed cover with knop finial, marked with Imperial warrant