Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL COCKEREL KOVSH, GRACHEV BROTHERS, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
Auction Closed
November 26, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL COCKEREL KOVSH, GRACHEV BROTHERS, ST PETERSBURG, 1908-1917
of typical form, the prow cast as a rooster head, the body decorated with traditional scrolling ornament in shades of blue on gilt grounds, struck on the base with Br.Grachev in Cyrillic under the Imperial warrant, 84 standard
length 33.7cm, 13¼in.
The collection of Vladimir M. Eitington (1899-1982)
Sotheby’s New York, December 14, 1983, lot 356
For a comparable trophy piece with a horse head by Grachev Brothers, please see Sotheby’s New York, April 12, 2011, lot 191.
Vladimir M. Eitington was a prominent collector of Russian enamels and vertu; he donated a number of significant pieces from his collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.