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Lot 64

A Russian enamelled silver box.  Maria Semyonova.  Moscow, 1899-1908. Of rectangular form, the...

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Lot 64

A Russian enamelled silver box. 
Maria Semyonova. 
Moscow, 1899-1908.
Of rectangular form, the...

Price Realised: £3,936

Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 64

Description

A Russian enamelled silver box. 

Maria Semyonova. 

Moscow, 1899-1908.

Of rectangular form, the hinged lid decorated with pansies painted en plein enamel on a blue ground and framed by a white cloisonné enamel border, the sides cloisonné enamelled with polychrome foliate scrolls, 4.8 x 8.4 x 2.4cm, approx. weight 4.2ozt 

Provenance: Property of the Late Jane Sinclair Morpeth. 

cf: For a similar example by Maria Semyonova see: Christies, Lot 78, Christie's Interiors, 4 June 2013, https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5688295 

ccf: A further similar example by Maria Semyonova was sold at Sothebys, Lot 106, Faberge, Gold Boxes, Vertu & Imperial Works of Art, 28 November 2023,  https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/faberge-vertu-gold-boxes-vertu-imperial-works-of-art/a-silver-gilt-cloisonne-and-pictorial-enamel 

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

VAT
VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
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Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

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