A Russian silver tankard, maker's mark IFS (Old Slavonic), Moscow, circa 1735

cylindrical with stepped flared foot and hook handle, the lid and base inset with coins dated 1721 commemorating the Treaty of Nystad and the end of the Great Northern War, the lid engraved with scrolling foliage

Generally good condition, with surface scratches consistent with age. Traces of gilding.
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This prolific but unidentified silversmith is known to have worked from 1719 until 1750.