A parcel-gilt and niello tankard, Vasily Semenov, Moscow, 1866

the body decorated with four oval cartouches, two with nielloed views of the Kremlin, one with a later presentation inscription dated 1878, bordered by strapwork, below a Cyrillic inscription, the lid similarly decorated, gilt interior, struck to lid and base with maker's mark, 84 standard

height 11.6 cm, 4 1/2 in.