Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gold Enamel Kovsh Nikolai Antipov Moscow 1896 Decorative Arts both to the front and

both to the front and rear

The sides of the press having a pair of corresponding acorn shaped finials and the press is titled in two places

The painting is typical of Mbutha's style with paints thickly applied in the impasto method

stamped for Moscow 1894 with the assayer's mark for Alexander Vasilyevich and the Latin G

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gold Enamel Kovsh Nikolai Antipov Moscow 1896 Decorative Arts both to the front andA good antique Imperial Russian silver & cloisonne enamel kovsh, silversmith Nikolai Lakovlev Antipov & assayer Anotoly Apollonovish Artsybashev, Moscow, 1896. The kovsh of traditional form with a shallow bowl and hooked handle, the outside of the bowl and top of the handle is decorated with floral cloisonne, as is the top of the handle. The side of the handle is engraved with a cyrillic dedication. The base is stamped with both the silversmith's and