A silver and niello tea caddy, Vasiliy Semenov, Moscow, 1886

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

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Description

height: 11cm, 4 3/8 in

square form with rounded shoulders, the sides decorated with views of the Moscow Kremlin in arched panels within raised foliate scrolls, the stopper engraved with monogram EB, 84 standard

Catalogue Note

For an illustration of a similar but earlier example, see A. von Solodkoff, Russian Gold and Silver, 1981, pl. 128.