38. SWEETMEAT BASKET WITH VIEWS OF MOSCOW PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV FIRM, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 1875

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live_auctionAUCTION OF RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN ART No. 15 · Part I
Auction begins: 02 May 2026 12:00
Estimate: 1000-1500 EUR
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SWEETMEAT BASKET WITH VIEWS OF MOSCOW PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV FIRM, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 1875

A rare and refined example of Russian decorative art from the second half of the 19th century – a sweetmeat basket with a hinged handle, created in 1875 by the renowned Moscow silversmith Pavel Ovchinnikov, official Purveyor to the Imperial Court.
The rounded vessel with low neck and gently flaring body is adorned in the niello technique with a fully gilded interior. Its central decoration consists of two oval cartouches finely engraved with architectural panoramas of Moscow:
– one side presents the façade of the Grand Kremlin Palace and adjacent churches;
– the other depicts Red Square with the Nikolskaya Tower and Kremlin walls.

These engraved panoramas, exquisitely executed in niello, are framed by delicate vegetal ornamentation in the Neo-Russian style. The hinged handle is decorated with an engraved twisted motif that harmoniously completes the overall design. The object demonstrates artistic precision, cultural iconography and the highest level of technical craftsmanship characteristic of the Ovchinnikov workshop.

Marks: Maker’s mark beneath the double-headed eagle – “P. Ovchinnikov” (in a rectangle beneath the emblem); Assayer’s mark “I.K” above a line and dated “1875” (unidentified Moscow assayer); State hallmark with silver standard “84” and the Moscow city arms (Saint George slaying the dragon); Master’s mark “VS” – Vasily Semyonov, Moscow silversmith and founder of a workshop active since 1852.

Dimensions: Diameter: 11 cm; body height: 5 cm; height with raised handle: 12 cm
Weight: 204 g
Condition: Good. Gilding is even. Minor surface wear to the base. No dents, cracks, restorations or signs of active use.
Provenance: Moscow, Pavel Ovchinnikov firm – Purveyor to the Imperial Court. Private collection.

Condition: Good, with traces of use
Style: Neo-Russian
Country: Russia
Period: 19th century
Warranty: Seller Warranty
Material: Silver 84, Gilding
Product sizes: Height - 12cm, Width - 11cm, Depth - 11cm
Location: Gallery "Antiqon", Brivibas street 52, Riga, Latvia
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