A small silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel kovsh, 1908-1917

of typical form with finely enamelled with scrolling foliage, the handle of stylised trefoil form, the exterior under the finial inscribed A.L.E. in Cyrillic, marked F.R. in Cyrillic with scratched inventory number 2407, standard mark unclear

Some wear to the gilding. There is evidence of very minor restoration to the enamel on the handle and inside the bowl, UV light reveals slight re-touches to the enamel, otherwise in apparent good condition.
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For a comparable kovsh, see Christie's New York, 20 April 2001, lot 8 and Sotheby's London, 27 November 2007, lots 570, 578, and 579.