EUROPEAN and RUSSIAN COLLECTIBLES - Auc_36
Apr 24, 2021
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LOT 2213:

LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER & ENAMEL KOVSH, P. OVCHINNIKOV

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Start price:
$ 1,000
Estimated price :
$10,000 - $15,000
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LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER & ENAMEL KOVSH, P. OVCHINNIKOV
VERY RARE LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER & ENAMEL KOVSH, P.OVCHINNIKOV
A traditional Russian vessel for water - kovsh, made of 88 silver, with a comfortable handle, gilded interior, and admirable enameled exterior with beige base and green, pink, and blue floral patterns, and burgundy semi-precious stone on the kovsh front.
Stamped on the bottom with Russian hallmarks and marked '88' Silver, Imperial eagle, assay marks, and 'OVCHINNIKOV' in Cyrillic for famous Russian silvermaster Pavel Akimovich Ovchinnikov.
CONDITION: Generally Good Condition. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
LARGE SIZE: 7 1/2 x 5 inches (19.5 x 13 cm). Weight: 443 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $10,000 - $15,000.
You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a unique item for your collection - over the years it will only increase in price.
HISTORY of SALES: Few years ago Russian silver and enamelled LARGE kovshs made by Pavel Ovchinnikov were sold on Live Auctioneer, Sotheby's and ChristieÂ’s for $90,000, $113,000, $136,000 and $260,000 (!!) - 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).

WIKIPEDIA: The Kovsh is a traditional drinking vessel or ladle from Russia. It was oval-shaped like a boat with a single handle and may be shaped like a water bird or a Norse longship. Originally the Kovsh made from wood and used to serve and drink mead, with specimens excavated from as early as the tenth century. Metal Kovsh began to appear around the 14th century, although it also continued to be carved out of wood and was frequently brightly painted in peasant motifs. By the 17th century, the Kovsh was often an ornament rather than a practical vessel, and in the 19th century it was elaborately cast in precious metals for presentation as an official gift of the tsarist government.

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