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EXTRA LARGE HEAVY RUSSIAN SILVER KOVSH, 1891

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EXTRA LARGE HEAVY RUSSIAN SILVER KOVSH, 1891
EXTRA LARGE HEAVY RUSSIAN SILVER KOVSH, 1891
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RARE ANTIQUE EXTRA LARGE and HEAVY RUSSIAN SILVER KOVSH, IVAN KHLEBNIKOV, 1891
A large Russian gilt-silver kovsh ladle of a characteristic shape with a protruding spout, designed in the form of a bird's head, inlaid with ruby cabochons and a massive curved handle. The body of the ladle and the handle are inlaid with LARGE cabochons of natural stones of various shades.
HALLMARKS: '84' silver standard, St. George for Moscow, and 'KHLEBNIKOV' in Cyrillic for famous Russian Imperial jewelry firm, founded ca. 1867 in Saint Petersburg - please see information below.
ASSAYER: '1891' for year and 'P.B' in Cyrillic for Rudolf Gustavovich Vyurst, Moscow, 1891-1894.
CONDITION: Overall condition good, light signs of wear. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
LARGE SIZE: 8 1/2 x 8 in.inches (21.6 x 20.3 cm). Weight: 897 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $5,000 - $15,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian silver kovshs were sold on Live Auctioneers and Christie's for $15,200 (7 years ago), $17,000 (2 years ago), $26,700 (1 year ago) and $121,500 (9 years ago) - please see the screenshots.
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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.

WIKIPEDIA: Khlebnikov was an Imperial Russian jewelry firm, founded ca. 1867 by Ivan Khlebnikov in Saint Petersburg, but transferred to Moscow in 1871. The business was highly successful and received the Imperial Warrant producing work of originality and highest quality using decoration in the traditional Russian style on many pieces. Enamel was a speciality especially plique-a-jour, but also cloisonne. Demand for its work was high and in 1882 it employed 200 craftsmen. The business succumbed at the time of the Russian Revolution. Sazikov's successor, Khlebnikov, who opened his Moscow workshop about 1870, won prizes at the great European exhibitions and achieved international fame for enamelled silver. Among the Khlebnikov specialties were silver chasing and casting to simulate wood, birch bark, and fabric. This kind of trompe-l'oeil design was an extremely popular aspect of the pan-Slavic style, and in addition to boxes and cigar cases engraved to look like actual cigar boxes, including their labels and tariff stamps, Khlebnikov and other makers also produced trays and salvers in the form of woven reed fruit baskets, sometimes with a draped napkin and occasionally a leafy fruited twig, entirely done in chased and wrought silver. These were so popular abroad that Tiffany and Company in the United States retailed IMPORTED examples, and firms like Gorham COPIED them for their own market.
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EXTRA LARGE HEAVY RUSSIAN SILVER KOVSH, 1891

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