Mihail Chemiakin Sterling Silver Harlequin Carafe
$24,500.00
Our client's sterling silver carafe by Mihail Chemiakin (1943- ) celebrates the St. Petersburg carnival. 22.5 by 7 1/4 by 8 1/2 inches. Estimated weight is 3,100 g, 109 ounces. This unique and charming design is in the form of a court jester in suit with epaulettes with scrolling handle in the form of the jester's hat, with intricate chased floral and foliate ornamentation throughout. Underside carries the familiar stamped marks of the artist, including STERLING, the WW mark in oval, CHEMIAKIN DESIGNS, the artist's stylized mask and circle C copyright mark. In good condition, with scuffs, scratches and slight bends, and considerable tarnish. Items sold as-is. All sales final.
Literature: Exhibition catalogue, Chemiakin VI Jewellery, The State Hermitage Museum, The State Tretyakov Gallery and Manege Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow and St. Petersburg, 1995–1996.
Our client also has for sale separately some other amazing pieces by Chermiakin, including two large wine goblets that would compliment the scale and design of our carafe, two 18-piece sterling silver harlequin beaker sets smaller sizes, a matched pair of large sterling silver Petrushka figural wine goblets, and a set of 9 bronze sculptures from the Carnival of St. Petersburg series.
