Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Property of an Important Family (lots 18-21, 138, 142, 144, 146-152, 156-164, 205)
A silver-gilt plique-à-jour, guilloché and champlevé enamel sherbet cup and stand, Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1899-1908
Lot Closed
June 9, 03:46 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of an Important Family (lots 18-21, 138, 142, 144, 146-152, 156-164, 205)
A silver-gilt plique-à-jour, guilloché and champlevé enamel sherbet cup and stand, Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1899-1908
The interior of the cups and borders of the stand enamelled in yellow over a guilloché ground, the edges decorated with multicoloured plique-à-jour enamel stylised foliage, struck to the underside and border of cup with maker's mark, 88 standard
height of cup 17.5cm., 6 3/4 in.
diameter of stand 19cm., 7 1/2 in.
Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, New York, 14 December 1981, lot 237,
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner