Lot 177
  • 177

A Russian Gilded Silver and Cloisonné Enamel Covered Bowl, Ilya Katorsky, St. Petersburg, circa 1895

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Gilded silver, enamel
  • Height 5 in.
  • 12.8 cm
tapering and set on spreading foot, enameled with brightly colored cockerels amongst scrolling foliage against a stippled gilt ground, the sides centered with the armorials of the city of Yaroslavl and a second coat-of-arms with the cypher of Peter the Great and the Cross of the Order of St. John, the slip-on cover with ball finial

Condition

some minor losses to enamel
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