Lot N. 18
Large Easter egg in silver, vermeil and polychrome cloisonné enamel, Pavel Ovchinnikov
Moscow, 1899-1908
decorated with circular geometric motifs arranged in a torchon, on high polylobed feet, openable, in the vermeil interior hides a silver chick, cabochon eyes, placed on a circular base in hard stone bound in silver
net 655 g, h 20x9.5 cm, chick h 4.5 cm
Hallmarks inside in all its parts, under the base and under the base of the chick: kokhosnik looking to the left, silversmith's mark, mark of the City of Moscow (double-headed eagle).
The screw on which the chick is mounted is made of silver