A Russian Champlevé Enamel Parcel-gilt Silver Trompe L'oeil Desk Set - Apr 25, 2024 | Christie's In Ny
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A RUSSIAN CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL DESK SET

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A RUSSIAN CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL DESK SET
A RUSSIAN CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL DESK SET
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A RUSSIAN CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL DESK SET

MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'P.E.D.', ST PETERSBURG, 1880

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Rectangular, the base on four bracket feet, cast and chased with strapwork and logs, further decorated with three champlevé enameled trompe l'oeil embroidered table runners, supporting three trompe l'oeil containers shaped as izbas with detachable roof covers, with a pen holder shaped as two stylized cockerels, marked throughout with Cyrillic maker's marks 'P.E.D.' and 'P.D.'
12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm.) long
83 oz. 8 dwt. (2,594 gr.) gross weight


Lot Essay

A similarly modeled silver double inkwell formed as two izbas or dachas on a platform, originally in the collection of Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887-1973), is in the collection of the Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens, Washington D.C. (cat. no. 12.121.2-3).
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A RUSSIAN CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL PARCEL-GILT SILVER TROMPE L'OEIL DESK SET

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000
Starting Price $7,500
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