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KOVSH

Creator(s): Iakov Barisov (Silversmith)

Currently in storage


About this object

Silver gilt kovsh has a shape only slightly varied from the traditional and unusually elaborate handle. The decoration of leaf and floral scrolls in red, blue, green and red filigree enamel in an all over pattern against a pale green ground derives from the 17th century model.

Object name:
KOVSH
Made from:
Silver gilt -- enamel
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
12.7 cm (5 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
15.80
Class:
ENAMEL
Signature marks:
MARK kokoshnik, 84, RB, tester mark
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973