A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO TANKARD AND TWO SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO CUPS

Lot 124
12.12.2024 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 124 | A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO TANKARD AND TWO SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO CUPS
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$ 4 000 – 6 000
A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO TANKARD AND TWO SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO CUPS
THE TANKARD, MARK OF GUBKIN, MOSCOW, 1843; THE CUPS, MOSCOW, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
The octagonal tankard decorated with niello panels of scrolling foliage and strapwork bordered by lobes, on a shaped circular foot chased with scrolls, bosses, and acanthus, with foliate scroll handle, the detachable faceted cover with flower finial, marked on cover and base with 'Gubkin' in Cyrillic; the cups cylindrical on circular feet and with cast foliate scroll handles, each decorated with niello scrolling foliage centering cartouches, one depicting the Bronze Horseman, the other depicting the monument to Minin and Pozharsky, one maker's mark 'J.G.', Moscow, 1843, the other maker's mark indistinct, Moscow, first half 19th century
6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high, the tankard
36 oz. 18 dwt. (1,147.6 gr.) gross weight




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Acquired from Galerie Kugel, Paris.
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