Antique Large Silver Imperial Russian Cloisonne Spoon Alexi Kitovsky Moscow 1886 Mid-Century Modern and the use of colors

and the use of colors by Paul Cézanne

including at the Art Institute of Chicago

75" tall X 7" wide

The jar of ovoid form and finely decorated hand-painted enameled panels of birds and flowers

This rare & unusual bronze bust was cast by the Lost Wax method (Cire Perdue)

Antique Large Silver Imperial Russian Cloisonne Spoon Alexi Kitovsky Moscow 1886 Mid-Century Modern and the use of colorsAntique Imperial Russian large silver gilt cloisonne spoon by Alexi Fyodorovich Kitovsky, Moscow, 1886. The spoon with a tapered stem and having a crown shaped finial with blue & white enamel decoration, the rest of the stem with two light and dark blue enamel cuffs. The bowl of the spoon is large (7cm x 4. 25 cm) & has a gold wash, the rear of the spoon is finely decorated with a gold ground and having both floral & geometric cloisonne decoration,