1949/​8684

Maria Vasilievna Semenova (, Moscow)

A small Russian parcel-gilt silver and cloisonné enamel kovsh. Maria Vasilievna Semenova, assayer Ivan Sergeievich Lebedkin 1896–1908, bottom scratched N338. Weight 56 g. L. 8 cm.

Provenance: The Danish seller's stepmother's parents, Arne Hammer and his Russian-born wife, Tatiana Konstantinova Hammer, née Martinson. Arne Hammer worked for the Great Northern Telegraph Company and travelled often to Russia in the 1920s. In Irkutsk, he met Tatiana, whom he married and moved to Denmark. Tatiana Hammer belonged to the Russian circles in Copenhagen.

Condition

Normal patina due to age and use, including scratches and marks.

Auction

Russian theme, 5 December 2019

Category

Silver ▸ Russia

Estimate

4,000–6,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

5,000 DKK  

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