NOVEMBER 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE

A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO CUP, 1883

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Start price: $1,500

Estimated price: $2,500 - $3,500

Buyer's premium:

Russia, 1883.

A Russian silver-gilt tea cup nielloed with a roundel of a horseman in a rural landscape within foliate ornaments, scrolling handle decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers.

Hallmarks: illegible maker’s mark, 84 Russian silver standard, 1883.

Weight: 8.1 oz., (230 g.)

H: 5 1/8 in., (13 cm.)

Condition: Very good overall condition. Minor wear associated with age, minor scratches and guiding losses to the interior. Niello and engraving are in very good condition.