Description

A Russian silver-gilt and plique-à-jour enamel cup
Pavel Ovchinnikov and Sons, Moscow, late 19th century
of tapering cylindrical form on flared domed foot, decorated with four reserves supporting images of three peasant women and a man playing the balalaika, the background of scaled filigree executed in translucent red, the upper and lower rims with a band of geometric decoration, marked under the lower rim
18.8cm high, 11.5cm diameter
Provenance:
Sotheby’s New York, Fabergé, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu, 1st December 1998, lot 227
Sotheby’s New York, Fabergé, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu, 6th and 8th December 1993, lot 490

Footnote

Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, Fabergé, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu, 1st December 1998, lot 227
Sotheby's New York, Fabergé, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu, 6th and 8th December 1993, lot 490