A large gem-set, silver and cut-glass kovsh, 4th Artel, Moscow, 1908-1917

Property from an Important Private Collection

A large gem-set, silver and cut-glass kovsh, 4th Artel, Moscow, 1908-1917

of traditional form, in Pan-Slavic style, the body with diamond and sunburst patterns, the prow and the handle with cast and chased birds within scrolled ornaments, the handle inset with two cabochon amethysts, struck inside on the silver mounts with maker’s initials in Cyrillic, 84 standard

length 33.5cm, 13 1/5in.