ANTIQUE 20thC RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT & ENAMEL SHERBET CUP, IVAN KHLEBNIKOV c.1900
20th Century Russian silver-gilt sherbet cup on stand, decorated with plique-à-jour enamel rim and guilloché enamel interior, supported by three foliate and beaded arms rising from a hexagonal stem enameled with coats of arms of Russian cities (St Petersburg, Novgorod, Moscow), raised on a tapering stem and domed circular foot, circular stand with a plique-à-jour rim and alternating guilloché and champlevé enamel bands, with varicolor cloisonné enamel stylized foliage and geometric motives.
Hallmarked Russian Silver 88 (915 standard), Moscow, year 1900's, Maker's mark in Cyrillic for Ivan Khlebnikov.
Reference Number: A6795
DESCRIPTION
Antique early-20th Century Russian solid silver-gilt sherbet cup on stand, decorated with plique-à-jour enamel rim and guilloché enamel interior, supported by three foliate and beaded arms rising from a hexagonal stem enameled with coats of arms of Russian cities (St Petersburg, Novgorod, Moscow), raised on a tapering stem and domed circular foot, circular stand with a plique-à-jour rim and alternating guilloché and champlevé enamel bands, with varicolor cloisonné enamel stylized foliage and geometric motives.
Hallmarked Russian Silver 88 (915 standard), Moscow, year 1900's, Maker's mark in Cyrillic for Ivan Khlebnikov. (Khlebnikov artworks were acclaimed for their fine decorative enamel work and the traditional Russian style. The company worked in all kinds of enamel, especially plique-à-jour and cloisonné, and reinterpreted the traditional Russian folk art through original and unique designs, a colorful palette and great mastery of execution. The spoon is by Feodor Ruckert, also c.1900, a renowned Faberge silversmith)
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
CUP
Height: 17.5
Width: 11cm
Weight: 374g
PLATE
Diameter: 19cm
Weight: 329g
SPOON
Length: 14cm
Weight: 41g