Pavel Ovchinnikov's Tea Box for a Tsar

Result EUR25,760

Published on 26 May 2021, by Sophie Reyssat

Auction on 16 May 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Vente live à huis clos - 93400 Saint-Ouen

Russian goldsmith Pavel Ovchinnikov stood out alongside glassmaker René Lalique.

Pavel Ovchinnikov (1830-1888), Moscow, 1883, square tea box with canted corners,... Pavel Ovchinnikov's Tea Box for a Tsar

Pavel Ovchinnikov (1830-1888), Moscow, 1883, square tea box with canted corners, decorated with champlevé polychrome enamel on vermeil depicting Chinese dignitaries, birds, swastikas, palmettes, swans and stylized phoenixes; “88 zolotniks” (916.6 millesimal fineness) and “Pavel Ovtchinnikov” marks, 14 x 9 x 9 cm/5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 in, gross weight 569 g/20.07 oz.
Result: €25,760

After a battle between in-person and seven telephone bidders, a Russian collector acquired this rare tea box by Pavel Ovchinnikov for €25,760, well above its high estimate of €3,000.…

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