IMPORTANT KOVCH D'HONOUR in silver 84 zolotniks (875 thousan - Lot 111

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IMPORTANT KOVCH D'HONOUR in silver 84 zolotniks (875 thousan - Lot 111
IMPORTANT KOVCH D'HONOUR in silver 84 zolotniks (875 thousandths) with engraved decoration of foliage and foliage scrolls inhabited by flowers, the socket, sides and bow with polychrome cloisonné enamel decoration of flowers and foliage scrolls on a cream background. Engraved dedication in Russian on the pedestal: "1874-1899, In memory of the XXV years, to Jules Feodorovich Vatreme from Hector Ivanovich Simono". Vermilion interior. Good condition, slight glaze jumps. Moscow, 1899-1908. Goldsmith: Goldsmith: Goldsmith KURLIUKOV. Gross weight: 2296.0 g. H_25.5 cm W_40 cm D_19.5 cm Provenance: - This kovch of honour was presented in 1899 in memory of the 25 years of Jules Feodorovich Vatreme's activity in his factory, by his colleague and friend Hector Ivanovich Simono. - Since then it has been kept in a castle in Picardy. History: Jules Feodorovich VATREME (1844-?), a French citizen, emigrated to Russia to set up a spinning and hanging factory for linen, wool, paper and silk threads in Moscow in the town of Ivanteevka. He knew the peculiarities of textile production from childhood. His father, the master dyer Theodore Vatreme, had been working since 1848 in the factory of the merchant Karl Favard in Pushkino, a village in the Moscow oblast where his son also lived. It is known that Julius started as a foreman in his father's company. The foundation of his factory in Ivanteevka in 1874 is noted in most pre-revolutionary books, Julius Vatreme became the owner at the age of 30. A certain amount of time was devoted to the creation and development of crimson yarn production. In 1882, Vatreme took part in the All-Russian Exhibition of Art and Industry in Moscow, winning a silver medal for "the high quality crimson colour of the yarn". A merchant in the first guild since 1875, he sold his firm, which had become one of the largest in Russia, to a certain Eugene Gillet in 1899, before receiving the highest distinction at the
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