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PROPERTY FROM THE KNOX COLLECTION OF ALMA COLLEGE, PROCEEDS TO GO TO THE ANNIE REID KNOX FUND

A RARE SILVER-GILT ENAMEL BOWL

SOLVYCHEGODSK, LATE 17TH CENTURY

Details

A RARE SILVER-GILT ENAMEL BOWL SOLVYCHEGODSK, LATE 17TH CENTURY Circular, the rim enamelled overall with stylised flowers in shades of green, red, blue and yellow on white ground, within turquoise beaded borders, the cavetto of the bowl enamelled with a cockerel and flowers, the exterior side similarly decorated, the base enamelled with tulips, apparently unmarked 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Acquired by Frank and Annie Knox in Russia in 1934.

Special Notice

Condition of Sale
This lot is offered by Christie’s Inc.

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Lot Essay

This rare bowl dates from the late 17th century which was the golden age of Solvychegodsk enamelling. A special feature of the local enamelling tradition was the white background. The contours and lines were applied in black, and the design was then painted in varicolour bright enamels. Drawings were usually based on the lubok prints. For comparable bowls from the Hermitage Museum, see N. V. Kalyazina, Russian Enamels of the XII-XX Centuries from the Collection of the State Hermitage, Leningrad, 1987, nos. 54-60.