ANTIQUE RUSSIAN GILT SILVER ENAMEL EGG PENDANT, PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV
A Russian Egg Pendant, made of 84 silver, with an admirable gilded exterior, adorned with blue, white, green, and red enamelled patterns in cloisonne technique, in the shape of rectangular sections with carved star or moon in each, with two burgundy garnet stones inlaid on both sides.
HALLMARKS: Marked on the loop with Russian hallmarks '84' for silver and 'PO' in Cyrillic for Pavel Akimovich Ovchinnikov - famous gold and silver master - please see information below.
CONDITION: Overall condition good, light signs of wear. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: 1 inch (2.5 cm). Weight: 6.8 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $100 - $1,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian silver egg pendants were sold on Live Auctioneers and eBay for $1,487, $1,650, $2,299 and $2,400 - please see the screenshots.
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HISTORY: Another preeminent jeweller and silversmith, Pavel Akimovich Ovchinnikov founded his Moscow firm in 1853. He was the first Russian silver maker to embrace the pan-Slavic revival style, and in 1868 nearly two de-cades before Faberge, the firm received the title of court supplier, allowing it to incorporate the imperial double eagle in its trademark. Pavel Ovchinnikov appointed official purveyor to the future Tsar Alexander III (1865), King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1873), Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich (1878) and King Christian IX of Denmark (1888). Awarded the Legion d'honneur (1867) and the Order of the Iron Crown (1873). Founded a school for 130 goldsmiths and silversmiths (1871). Opened a factory and shops in St Petersburg at 35 Bolshaya Morskaya Street (1873) and the former premises of Sazikov at 29 Bolshaya Morskaya Street (1900). Member of the Moscow City Duma (1876-88). Contributed to exhibitions (from 1865). Contributed to the Pan-Russian Manufacturing Exhibition in Moscow (1865, gold medal), Exposition Universelle in Paris (1867), Weltausstellung in Vienna (1873), Pan-Russian Exhibition of Art and Industry in Moscow (1882, silver medal), Exposition Universelle in Paris (1900), Fabergen aika at the Museum Centre Vapriikki in Tampere (2006), Il gioielliere degli ultimi Zar at La Venaria Reale in Turin (2012), World of Faberge at the Shanghai Museum in Shanghai (2012-13), Faberge: Legacy of Imperial Russia at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Hong Kong (2013) and Faberge: A Brilliant Vision at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in Houston (2013).

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