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A THREE-PIECE SILVER-MOUNTED MARBLE AND GLASS DESK SET
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A THREE-PIECE SILVER-MOUNTED MARBLE AND GLASS DESK SET

MARKED M. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904

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A THREE-PIECE SILVER-MOUNTED MARBLE AND GLASS DESK SET

MARKED M. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1904
Comprising a pair of candlesticks, cast and chased as gnomes holding torches, on silver-mounted marble bases, decorated with rocaille designs; and a covered inkwell, the glass body of cinquefoil form, with a silver mount, gilt interior, the detachable cover surmounted by a finial shaped as a gnome with a pick, marked throughout, also with Dutch import marks
7½ in. (19 cm.) high and smaller

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The mark of Mikhail Ovchinnikov first appeared in 1888 after the death of his father, the celebrated silversmith Pavel Ovchinnikov. Mikhail was the eldest son of Pavel Ovchinnikov and took over his father's firm, also continuing to use the previous marks of Pavel Ovchinnikov with the Imperial warrant.

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