A large Russian gilded silver and cloisonné enamel kovsh, Moscow, 1908-1917

the lobed body enameled with polychrome floral and geometric ornament, the shaped handle with conforming decoration, the curled prow set with a red cabochon hardstone, with Cyrillic maker's mark DE, possibly for Dmitrii Egorov, 84 standard

Sotheby's New York, 8 December 1993, lot 492, illustrated.

bright and attractive; some small loss to enamel in green ground around hardstone set on prow, the gilded silver would benefit from a professional cleaning
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