A GROUP OF NIELLO SILVER-GILT TABLE ARTICLES

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21.07.2020 17:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 370738
Lot 277 | A GROUP OF NIELLO SILVER-GILT TABLE ARTICLES
Comprising a goblet, on a spreading foot, with a scroll handle cast with foliate motifs and a bird, the body nielloed with a cartouche depicting the monument to Peter the Great, surrounded by scrolling foliage, maker's mark possibly of Konstantin Pets, Moscow, mid-19th century; a cup with angular handle, nielloed with cartouches depicting scenes of Moscow, amongst scrolling foliage, mark of Vasilii Semenov, Moscow, 1883; a box with detachable cover, circular, nielloed with mythical and pastoral scenes, on a stippled ground, indistinct maker's mark, Moscow, late 18th / early 19th century; two bowls, circular, each nielloed throughout with foliate motifs, one with allegorical images of four seasons, both apparently unmarked; a scent bottle, with detachable stopper, nielloed with a lady and gentleman playing musical instruments, marked Afanasii and Stepan Popov, Velikii Ustiug, circa 1770
The goblet, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, and smaller
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