A Group of Five Russian Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Small Kovshi

Comprising: a kovsh with scrolling foliage in shades of pink and red on blue ground, by Feodor Rückert, Moscow, circa 1890; a kovsh with scrolling foliage in shades of blue, red, white and purple on a stippled gilt ground, with a turquoise bead border, by Petr Fariseev, Moscow, 1908-1917; a kovsh with flowerheads on shaded light grey ground, with a vacant reserve at the front, by Ivan Khlebnikov, Moscow, 1908-1917, also with later import marks ; a kovsh with flowerheads on cream, blue and green ground, with a scroll handle enamelled with a stylised bird, maker’s mark Cyrillic ‘DE’, possibly for Dmitry Egorov, Moscow, 1908-1917; a kovsh with scrolling foliage on stippled ground, the handle with a turquoise bead border, maker's mark indistinct

Estimate:£4,000

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