A large silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel kovsh, 11th Artel, Moscow, 1908-1917

the wide bulbous body exhuberantly decorated with foliage and cloison coils on an olive ground, the border and hook handle with shaped panels centering flowerheads on vari-coloured grounds, the base engraved in Cyrillic: In your nostalgic times with a cigarette, remember those who of us who love you, dated 22 December 1914 with six signatures, 84 standard

There are areas of enamel loss where the object has been dented. The largest of these measures approx. 3x5cm, although most of the enamel in this area remains in tact. Wear to gilding, especially at handle.
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For comparison, see Sotheby's Geneva, 11 November 1981, lot 410.