Lot 319
  • 319

A Russian Gilded Silver Tankard, Moscow, 1756

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • marked with Cyrillic initials VLO for unidentified maker (Postnikova-Loseva #2317), also struck with mark for assayer Mikhail Borovshchikov, active 1755-1768

  • Silver
  • Height 5 1/2 in.
  • 14 cm
in the Rococo taste, cylindrical set on three ball and claw feet with hinged, domed cover, chased and repoussé with gilt-heightened foliage, scrolls, and rocaille, with scrolled handle and chairback thumbpiece, the interior gilded

Condition

some surface wear consistent with age and use
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