Fabergé, Imperial & Revolutionary Works of Art

Fabergé, Imperial & Revolutionary Works of Art

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A silver-plated octagonal beaker, Russia

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Lot Closed

July 11, 02:38 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

of tapering octagonal form, each side engraved with an image of a sibyl and bearing a prophetic pronouncement in Cyrillic beneath the figure


height 21cm; 8 1/4 in.

An earlier silver plated version of the present lot, dated 1685-1686, is held in the State Historical Museum in Moscow.

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