Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
Lot 133
A group of ten tea-glass holders various makers, St. Peterburg and Moscow, late 19th – early 20th century
1 December 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,500
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A group of ten tea-glass holders
various makers, St. Peterburg and Moscow, late 19th – early 20th century
first, silver, in the Art Nouveau taste, Ivan Mnekin, Moscow, 1899-1908; second, copper, modelled from soldered kopeck coins from Nicholas II period, unmarked; third, silver-gilt, decorated with a rushnyk among flowers and ears of wheat, maker's mark Cyrillic 'IOH', Moscow, 1896; fourth, silver-gilt, with flowers and foliage surrounding a circular reserve, maker's mark indistinct, Moscow, 1895; fifth, silver-gilt, in the Russian taste, inscribed in Old Slavonic script 'Bon appetit', Sazikov, Moscow, 1889; sixth, silver-gilt, decorated with abstract motifs, engraved with Cyrillic letter 'I', maker's mark Cyrillic 'IB'; seventh, silver-gilt, with stylized vegetation around number 'XXV', maker's mark Cyrillic 'VS', 1899-1908; eighth, silver, of plain design with engraved Latin monogram 'HS', Aleksandr Karpov, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917; ninth, silver, with ornamental diamond reserve set between flowers and foliage, I.P. Prokofiev, Moscow, 1899-1908; tenth, silver-gilt, with gadroon body, maker's mark Cyrillic 'DA', possibly Dmitry Aleksandrov, Moscow, 1885; all except the second and sixth 84 standard
height of the tallest including handle: 10.4cm (4 1/8in).
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first, silver, in the Art Nouveau taste, Ivan Mnekin, Moscow, 1899-1908; second, copper, modelled from soldered kopeck coins from Nicholas II period, unmarked; third, silver-gilt, decorated with a rushnyk among flowers and ears of wheat, maker's mark Cyrillic 'IOH', Moscow, 1896; fourth, silver-gilt, with flowers and foliage surrounding a circular reserve, maker's mark indistinct, Moscow, 1895; fifth, silver-gilt, in the Russian taste, inscribed in Old Slavonic script 'Bon appetit', Sazikov, Moscow, 1889; sixth, silver-gilt, decorated with abstract motifs, engraved with Cyrillic letter 'I', maker's mark Cyrillic 'IB'; seventh, silver-gilt, with stylized vegetation around number 'XXV', maker's mark Cyrillic 'VS', 1899-1908; eighth, silver, of plain design with engraved Latin monogram 'HS', Aleksandr Karpov, St. Petersburg, 1908-1917; ninth, silver, with ornamental diamond reserve set between flowers and foliage, I.P. Prokofiev, Moscow, 1899-1908; tenth, silver-gilt, with gadroon body, maker's mark Cyrillic 'DA', possibly Dmitry Aleksandrov, Moscow, 1885; all except the second and sixth 84 standard
height of the tallest including handle: 10.4cm (4 1/8in).
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Provenance
The collection of a descendant of the Russian writer and publisher, Faddei Bulgarin (1789-1859)