Lot 345
  • 345

A Russian Silver Ice Bucket with the Moscow Kremlin, Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, 1885

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Height (with handle) 12 1/4 in.
  • 31.1 cm
chased on the surface of the body is a continuous view of the Moscow Kremlin including the Great Kremlin Palace, the Kremlin Cathedrals, and towers, a Russian aphorism praising love over drink is engraved in Old Slavonic-style lettering about the rim, the base engraved in imitation of wooden ramparts, with swing handle 

Condition

base is slightly bent, otherwise in good overall condition
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