RUSSIAN SILVER CLOISONNE ENAMEL KOVSHs and SPOONs, TIFFANY BOX
Pair of Russian Silver-Gilt and Cloisonne Enamel Kovshs and Spoons. Each of typical form, with pointed prow and hook handle, enamelled with varicoloured shaded scrolling foliage on a gilt-stippled ground, the handle with a turquoise pellet border. The spoons with pear-shaped bowls and faceted handles, similarly decorated; in a Tiffany and Co . fitted case.
HALLMARKS: Stamped on the bottom with Russian hallmarks and marked '84' Silver, Kokoshnik, and 'MC' in Cyrillic for Maria Semenova, Moscow, 1899-1908 - please see information below.
Very interesting detail: both kovshs scratched with inventory number 1203. As all knows the scratched numbers were used only in FABERGE company. Also, Maria Semenova did not have access for export her items, but FABERGE had it. All of these means what that item was sold to Tiffany by FABERGE and Maria Semenova made some job for FABERGE.
CONDITION: Overall condition is good. The box worn, consistent with age and use. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: Length of kovshs 3 1/8 inches (7.94 cm). Length of spoons: 2 1/2 inches.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $3,000 - $8,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian kovshs with spoons were sold on Live Auctioneers for $4,800, $7,000 and $7,305 (Maria Semenova in FABERGE case) - 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.

WIKIPEDIA: The Kovsh is a traditional drinking vessel or ladle from Russia. It was oval-shaped like a boat with a single handle and may be shaped like a water bird or a Norse longship. Originally the Kovsh made from wood and used to serve and drink mead, with specimens excavated from as early as the tenth century. Metal Kovsh began to appear around the 14th century, although it also continued to be carved out of wood and was frequently brightly painted in peasant motifs. By the 17th century, the Kovsh was often an ornament rather than a practical vessel, and in the 19th century it was elaborately cast in precious metals for presentation as an official gift of the tsarist government.

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