Pavel Ovchinnikov, c.1880 Russian tea caddy bulbous shape, the body with red enamel work and silver dragonfly, spider and leaf motifs with a spider web background, the domed pull off cover with a silver leaf and a silver bug, gilt interior, weight 335 grams, height 16 cm. Comparative example; a full tea service incorpating a tea caddy, in this pattern of Ovchinnikov, including a number of tea spoons sold at Sotheby's 26 April 2006, New York, $36,000