ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER CLOISONNE ENAMEL SPOON, 1891
Beatiful Russian Silver and Guilloche Enamel Spoon. 19th Century, marked. Pear-shaped bowl enamelled with varicoloured scrolling foliage on a gilt stippled ground, with a spiral-twist stem.
HALLMARKS: '84' for silver content and 'MC' in Cyrillic for famous Russian silver master Maria Wasiliewna Semenova (Moscow, 1896-1908) - please see information below. Some experts believe that items made by Maria Semenova can be found in FABERGE cases. These items also have engraved numbers and letters, just like the items of independent workmasters who produced objects for FABERGE but were not part of the House of FABERGE.
PROVENANCE: Property from a Distinguished Private Collection.
CONDITION: Overall condition is good. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: 4 1/2 inches (11 cm). Weight: 22 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $1,000 - $3,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian silver and Guilloche Enamel spoons were sold on Live Auctioneer and Christie's for $1,700, $3,700, $11,500 and $14,000 - please see the screenshots.
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HISTORY: Semenova, Maria Wasiliewna. Working in Moscow from about 1890. Her pieces are of outstanding quality, especially in the painting of the cloisons. Her style tends more to the traditional, less often Art Nouveau. The magnificent cloisons of her flowers (on a matted gold grond) are shaded with violet tones. Other typical colours are white and green, with frequent frames of round turquoise pearls. Also from her hand are enamel paintings en plein combined with cloisonne frames. Maria Semyonova inherited her father's factory after his death in 1896. She owned and managed the company but she was not a registered skilled master. Therefore she hasn't made a single thing only maintained the right to use an official maker's mark MC given by the guild. The objects marked with Maria's maker's mark are made by other skilled master working in the company. MC is more a logo/trade mark comparable with e.g. the FABERGE mark.
Some experts believe that items made by Maria Semenova can be found in FABERGE cases. These items also have engraved numbers and letters, just like the items of independent workmasters who produced objects for FABERGE but were not part of the House of FABERGE.

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