An Important Silver-Gilt Cloisonné Enamel Tankard with an Imperial Warrant, Pavel Ovchinnikov, Russia, Moscow, 1891

Dimensions
Height: 22 cm; weight: 962 gr

Provenance
Moskovits family collection, Tel Aviv - Buenos Aires.

Details
Cylindrical, on spreading foot, the sides decorated with shaded very-colored cloisonné enameled oval panels containing birds, amongst foliate scrolls and various animals, in-between stylized flower and foliate borders, all in shades of turquoise, blue, mauve and ochre. The hinged and partly domed cover with rosettes and scrolls between pellet borders, with an acorn shaped finial, the elaborate scroll handle with pierced scroll thumbpiece. Marked (on the reverse and handle).

Condition
Good.

Notes
Accompanied with an appraisal document from Sotheby's, dated March 18, 1994, and estimated at $10,000/$15,000, and an appraisal document from Christie's, dated March 14, estimated at ₤5,000/₤7,000.