
Theo Raidan
Department Assistant
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£2,000 - £3,000

Department Assistant

Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
The mark of Mikhail Ovchinnikov first appeared in 1888 after the death of his father, the celebrated silversmith Pavel Ovchinnikov. Mikhail was the eldest son of Pavel Ovchinnikov and took over his father's firm.
The translation of the Cyrillic script 'The beauty of feasting friends, Fun and joys girlfriend' comes from the first two lines of the poem and song 'Mug' by Gavrila Derzhavin (1743–1816), a renowned Russian poet and statesman of the 18th and 19th centuries.
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