RUSSIAN AND WESTERN EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ART

A LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER-MOUNTED GLASS TANKARD

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Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $1,500 - $2,000

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An antique glass tankard with a silver lid and fittings. A cylindrical glass body is decorated with a frosted garland-shaped floral ornament, the base cut with a starburst design. The upper part of the silver handle and the lid are decorated with engraved floral designs, the lid mounts with the figure of a man holding in one hand the enameled flag of St. Andrew and in the other – a hat. Hallmarks: 84silver standard and Cyrillic initials "P.T." From the late 19th to the early 20th-century.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, NY, 29 October 2013, lot # 119.Dimensions: H: 11 1/2 in., (29 cm.)

Condition: The glass is in perfect shape, silver mounts are intact