A RUSSIAN SILVER LIDDED TANKARD, MAKERS MARK POSSIBLY PETER ABRASIMOV, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY
A RUSSIAN SILVER LIDDED TANKARD, MAKERS MARK POSSIBLY PETER ABRASIMOV, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURYEstimate $1,000 – $1,500
- Lot Sold $4,500 (Hammer Price)
- $5,400 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
of shaped cylindrical form on circular foot, the body chased and engraved with foliate panels with matt grounds within strapwork borders, leaf capped scroll handle, thumbpiece, the shallow domed cover with trailing flowers and cast horse finial, several makers' marks in Cyrillic, Assay mark AC/1869, 84 standard
648GMS, 19.5CM HIGH.
CONDITION
Hinge to lid slightly loose, engraved Dnia 22 over X, INITIALS 1882 to lower front, minor surface rubbing, dints and wear
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