Description

A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel tea-service
Ivan Saltykov Moscow, 1895
retailed by Ovchinnikov Comprising teapot and cover, sugar-basin and cover, tea-shovel, sugar-tongs, sifter, and lemon-fork, the squat bulbous bodies decorated with bands of shaded enamel stylized foliage, with original silk and velvet-lined wooden case, the interior of the lid with retailer’s stamp of Ovchinnikov beneath Imperial Warrant (10)
Height of teapot: 13cm
Provenance:
Christie’s London, Imperial and Post-Revolutionary Russian Art and Icons, 17th December 1998, lot 150
Christie’s London, Icons, Imperial and Post-Revolutionary Art, 27th November 1991, lot 69

Footnote

Provenance:
Christie's London, Imperial and Post-Revolutionary Russian Art and Icons, 17th December 1998, lot 150
Christie's London, Icons, Imperial and Post-Revolutionary Art, 27th November 1991, lot 69