A silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel kovsh, Ivan Saltykov, Moscow, circa 1890

enamelled with colourful stylised foliage and birds against a stippled gilt ground, the flat surface of the handle similarly decorated, bordered with rows of turquoise beads, the rim and foot with cable border, the base with engraved inscription dated 1899, struck to base with maker's mark, 84 standard

length 28 cm; 11 in.