Lot 229
  • 229

A Russian Gilded Silver and Enamel Tea Caddy, Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, 1896

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • stamped Made for Tiffany & Co. on underside
  • Gilded silver, enamel, cork
  • Height 5 1/2 in.
  • 14 cm
of ovoid shape, the lobed body decorated with brightly-colored, scrolling enameled ornament against a stippled gilt ground, with bands of engraved fleur-de-lis and scrolls against white and turquoise grounds, all with bands of turquoise and red florets about the middle, the domed, slip-on cover with abstracted, brightly-colored flowerheads on the three lobed panels and the top, set on a domed foot with panels of pale blue, white, and transparent green cloisonné enamel, with cork-lined stopper, the interior gilded

Condition

no apparent damage
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