Lot 120
  • 120

A Russian gilded silver and shaded enamel tea glass holder, Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • gilded silver, enamel
  • height at handle 4 in. (10 cm)
the body of baluster form with shaped upper border and raised on tapering ring foot, enameled in shaded enamels in celadon, turquoise, mauve, navy, emerald, and peach against a cream ground, the front centered with a cartouche engraved with the initials A McF, the raised handle with conforming ornament, 88 standard

Condition

overall excellent condition, some small wear to gilding
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Catalogue Note

For a comparable tea glass holder with the initials PMJ, see MacDougall's London, 4 June 2014, lot 584.