Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
Lot 149*
A silver-gilt cloisonné enamel presentation punch setNikolai Alekseev, Moscow, 1898-1908, with French import mark
7 June 2017, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£70,000 - £90,000
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A silver-gilt cloisonné enamel presentation punch set
Nikolai Alekseev, Moscow, 1898-1908, with French import mark
comprising: a round bowl, five small cups and a ladle; the punch bowl with rows of alternating silver-gilt and enamelled lobes, some featuring stylized floral designs in repoussé set with red and green stone cabochons, others decorated with vary-coloured flowers in shaded enamel against colourful ground, the flaring foot and upper rim with matching floral borders, set along the rim with dark red and green cabochons, the entire surface further enhanced with twisted wires and pellets, the cups and ladle with hook handle decorated en suite, a row of cabochons lines the handle, 84 standard (7)
diameter of bratina: 20.3cm (8in); length of ladle: 21.5cm (8 1/2in).
comprising: a round bowl, five small cups and a ladle; the punch bowl with rows of alternating silver-gilt and enamelled lobes, some featuring stylized floral designs in repoussé set with red and green stone cabochons, others decorated with vary-coloured flowers in shaded enamel against colourful ground, the flaring foot and upper rim with matching floral borders, set along the rim with dark red and green cabochons, the entire surface further enhanced with twisted wires and pellets, the cups and ladle with hook handle decorated en suite, a row of cabochons lines the handle, 84 standard (7)
diameter of bratina: 20.3cm (8in); length of ladle: 21.5cm (8 1/2in).
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Provenance
Acquired by the present owner at Sotheby's, New York, November 4, 2010, lot 16