TWO PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKERS AND A TANKARD

Lot 259
23.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 3 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 435265
Lot 259 | TWO PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKERS AND A TANKARD
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
TWO PARCEL-GILT SILVER BEAKERS AND A TANKARD

ONE BEAKER, MAKER’S MARKS CYRILLIC 'GK’, RUSSIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY; THE OTHER BEAKER, MAKER’S MARK ‘FG’, ST PETERSBURG, 1856; THE TANKARD, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'V.S.', MOSCOW, 1856

The beakers, each of slightly tapering cylindrical form, with gilt interiors, one applied with classical vignettes within octagonal and oval cartouches, both marked under base; the tankard, of bulbous form, repoussé and chased with arabesque strapwork, centring vacant reserves, the trompe l'oeil handle formed as a tree branch, the cover surmounted by a pear-shaped finial, marked under base and inside cover, also with Dutch import mark

7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high, and smaller

25.6 oz. (748 gr.)

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