A collection of fifteen Russian, German, and Norwegian shaded enamel and plique-à-jour and silver / silver gilt items, various makers, late 19th / early 20th century

Comprising mostly Russian items, including an oklad icon depicting the Virgin of Kazan, with hand-painted faces, with enamel and silver gilt mounts, bearing partially rubbed maker's mark possibly representing Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov (lacking imperial warrant mark), Assay master, "AP," Moscow, 1885; a kovsch, bearing Kokoshnik mark and maker's mark for Maria Semenova, Moscow, after 1908; an egg-form box, bearing unidentified and partially rubbed maker's mark, "ДК" (?), accompanied by metal stand; a pill box, bearing maker's mark for Nikolay Alekseyev, Moscow, and 88 standard mark; a pill box, bearing maker's mark for Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, and 84 standard mark; a compact, bearing unidentified maker's mark and 916 fineness mark; a salt cellar bearing maker's mark possibly for Ivan Saltykov, Moscow, and partially obscured assay and standard mark; a salt spoon bearing rubbed maker's mark and 84 standard mark; a salt cellar, bearing rubbed maker's mark, Assay master Lev Fridrikovitch Oleks, Moscow, 1889; a spoon, bearing rubbed maker's mark possibly representing Prokopy Ivanovich Andreyev, Moscow, and Kokoshnik mark with obscured city code; a fork, bearing maker's mark for Nikolay Strulev, Moscow, and 84 standard mark; a knife bearing rubbed maker's mark and Kokoshnik mark for Moscow; a German plique-à-jour spoon, marked "800," and engraved to bowl, "Berlin/ 1892"; and two Norwegian plique-à-jour viking boat salt cellars, one by Marius Hammer, marked with M and hammer mark and "950", the other marked "925."

5 3/8 in. x 4 1/2 in. (icon)

This lot is located in Philadelphia.