OVCHINNIKOV - LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER BIRD-FORM KOVSH

OVCHINNIKOV - LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER BIRD-FORM KOVSH
OVCHINNIKOV - LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER and ENAMEL BIRD-FORM KOVSH
A Russian Silver and Enamel Bird-Form Kovsh Mark of Pavel Ovchinikov, Moscow, 1908-1926. Gilt interior.
CONDITION: The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
SIZE: Height 6 1/2 x length 10 1/2 x depth 4 inches.
NO ESTIMATE PRICE: $100 - $70000. It is a great INVESTMENT.
HISTORY of SALES: Few years ago Russian silver and enameled kovshs made by Pavel Ovchinnikov were sold on Live Auctioneer for $260,000 and on Sotheby's for $111,600, $113,000, $115,000 and $136,000 (!!) - please see the screenshots.
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HISTORY: Jeweller, silversmith, goldsmith, enameller, merchant, industrialist. Born in the family of a serf called Akim Ovchinnikov in the village of Otradnoe in Moscow Province (1830). Sent by Prince Dmitry Volkonsky to study in Moscow (1842), where he served as an apprentice in the jewellery workshop of his brother Andrei (1844-50). Emancipated from serfdom (1850) and married a woman called Marfa (1850). Opened his own workshop with his wife's dowry of a thousand roubles (1851). Acquired his brother's workshop and opened a factory on First Goncharny (Potters) Lane in Taganka (1853). Employed a staff of four hundred (1854) and six hundred craftsmen and apprentices (1855). Appointed official purveyor to the future Tsar Alexander III (1865), King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1873), Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich (1878) and King Christian IX of Denmark (1888). Awarded the Legion d'honneur (1867) and the Order of the Iron Crown (1873). Founded a school for 130 goldsmiths and silversmiths (1871). Opened a factory and shops in St Petersburg at 35 Bolshaya Morskaya Street (1873) and the former premises of Sazikov at 29 Bolshaya Morskaya Street (1900). Member of the Moscow City Duma (1876-88). Died and buried at Kalitniki (Moneybags) Cemetery in Moscow (1888), where his work was continued by his sons Mikhail, Alexander, Pavel and Nikolai (1888-1917). Contributed to exhibitions (from 1865).