AUCTION # 30: RUSSIAN APPLIED AND DECORATIVE ART

AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN NIELLO SILVER TROPHY TRAY, 19 C.

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Start price: $2,500

Estimated price: $4,000 - $5,000

Buyer's premium:

A Rare Russian or Caucasian horse racing trophy tray. The tray is decorated with a characteristic Caucasian floral motif (probably of the Dagestan origin) featuring a horse medallion in the middle. The tray is hallmarked by the maker in Cyrillic: I.A. dated 1861, St. George (Moscow), GUBKIN. Weight: 59.6 oz., 1690 g.

Dimensions: L: 23 1/2 x 14 5/8 in., (57 x 37)

Condition: Excellent, no damage to niello or silver surface