LARGE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER and ENAMEL EGG, MARIA SEMENOVA
Extremely nice job.
A large Russian gilt-silver enamelled egg ovoid in two halves on a three-legged stand.
HALLMARKS: with Kokoshnik '84' silver mark, and 'MC' in Cyryllic for silver master Maria Semenova (circa 1896-1908) - very often worked on FABERGE shop.
CONDITION: Very good for age. No visible damage or repair. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
LARGE SIZE: 3 1/2 inches (9 cm). Weight: 126 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $500 - $2,500.
CHANCE: You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a unique item for your collection - over the years it will only INCREASE in price.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian silver enamel eggs were sold on Live Auctioneer for $2,400, $2,600 and $4,000 and on Sotheby's for $6,000 - please see the screenshots.
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SALE: For some reason, 70% of all our items are GOING DOWN in PRICE. Please make a BID. The reserve price is very LOW.
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HISTORY: Semenova, Maria Wasiliewna. Working in Moscow from about 1890. Her pieces are of outstanding quality, especially in the painting of the cloisons. Her style tends more to the traditional, less often Art Nouveau. The magnificent cloisons of her flowers (on a matted gold grond) are shaded with violet tones. Other typical colours are white and green, with frequent frames of round turquoise pearls. Also from her hand are enamel paintings en plein combined with cloisonne frames. Maria Semyonova inherited her father's factory after his death in 1896. She owned and managed the company but she was not a registered skilled master. Therefore she hasn't made a single thing only maintained the right to use an official maker's mark MC given by the guild. The objects marked with Maria's maker's mark are made by other skilled master working in the company. MC is more a logo/trade mark comparable with e.g. the FABERGE mark.

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