a russian silver tankard and a salver, Grachev, St. Petersburg, 1890

Estimate

8,000 - 10,000 USD

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Description

height of tankard 8 1/4 in. 21 cm

the hinged cover of the barrel-form tankard with a presentation inscription, "In memory of service in Oreanda, to I.T. Slevy, March 1890," each piece with foliate Cyrillic monogram I.S.

Catalogue Note

The Oreanda estate, near Yalta, was acquired for Alexander I in 1825 and was the first Imperial residence on the southern coast of the Crimea.