RUSSIAN IMPERIAL LARGE SILVER CENTERPIECE, TROMPE LOEIL TECHNIQUE
A Russian footed gilt silver centerpiece. The piece is modeled as a fabric napkin with fringe lying on a bowl featuring etched reticulate and floral ornaments, manufactured using the trompe l'oeil technique. The silver borders are decorated with engraved medallions, swirls, and geometric ornaments.
HALLMARKS: with Russian hallmarks, stamped with silver '84' marks, Imperial warrant, and 'KHLEBNIKOV' in Cyrillic for famous silver master Ivan Petrovich Khlebnikov (Postnikova-Loseva # 1298) - please see information below.
PROVENANCE: 1. From private old collection, New York, USA, 1959-2022; 2. Antique Arena Inc, Brooklyn, NY, United State (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance (please print this page). History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
LARGE SIZE: 13 1/4 x 4 inches (33.5 x 10 cm). Heavy, weight: 1002 grams.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $1,000 - $8,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, silver centerpieces made by trompe l'oeil technique were sold on Live Auctioneers and Christie's for$6,500 (also made by Khlebnikov, 11 years ago), $8,088 (7 years ago), $12,303 (13 years ago), and $62,500 (11 years ago) - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
INVESTMENT: This is a true investment and heirloom-quality piece of the highest level, as it will continue to increase in value each year.
WARRANTY: The buyer has 5 days to inspect items for originality, valued at up to $5,000, and 10 days for items valued at $5,000 or more. Items can be returned to the seller for a refund; please refer to the Terms for more details.
NO RESERVE: Most of the auctioned items have NO reserve price. Among the remaining items, there are reserve prices set at incredibly low levels, typically ranging from 30-40% of the low estimate price.
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FREE SHIPPING: For item valued at $5,000 or more, domestic shipping is FREE. For other items, domestic shipping costs by registered mail range from $18.85 to $24.85 - much lower than in other places. Additionally, for XPress post shipping, the costs range from $48.85 to $68.85 (XPress post offers 100% safety; according to our experience, packages sent by XPress post have never been lost). There are NO pick-up fees, NO handling fees, and NO transportation fees. Combined shipping is available, and the shipping fee for each additional item is ONE DOLLAR.
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Ivan KHLEBNIKOV: Khlebnikov was an Imperial Russian jewelry firm, founded ca. 1867 by Ivan Khlebnikov in Saint Petersburg, but transferred to Moscow in 1871. The business was highly successful and received the Imperial Warrant, producing work of originality and highest quality using decoration in the traditional Russian style on many pieces. Enamel was a speciality, especially plique-a-jour, but also cloisonne. Demand for its work was high and in 1882 it employed 200 craftsmen. The business succumbed at the time of the Russian Revolution.

TROMPE L'OEIL: Trompe-l'œil (French for 'deceive the eye') is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. Trompe l'œil, which is most often associated with painting, tricks the viewer into perceiving painted objects or spaces as real. Forced perspective is a related illusion in architecture. Trompe-l'œil, in the form of "forced perspective", has long been used in stage-theater set design, so as to create the illusion of a much deeper space than the existing stage. A famous early example is the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, with Vincenzo Scamozzi's seven forced-perspective "streets" (1585), which appear to recede into the distance.

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