A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PARCEL-GILT AND NIELLO TANKARD
MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'G.K', MOSCOW, 1808
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PARCEL-GILT AND NIELLO TANKARD MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'G.K', MOSCOW, 1808 Cylindrical, the body with three oval cartouches, nielloed with allegorical scenes, including the three graces with flower garlands and musical instruments, and a scene with Mary and child, on a chequered ground, all within nielloed scrolling foliage and neoclassical motifs on a stippled ground, the cover similarly decorated and set with a large silver-gilt medal commemorating Peace with Turkey in 1774, the base set with a silver medal commemorating the death of Empress Elizabeth in 1762, with a scroll handle surmounted by a figurehead, interior gilt, marked throughout 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) high 53 oz. (1,648.4 gr.) gross
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PARCEL-GILT AND NIELLO TANKARD
MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'G.K', MOSCOW, 1808
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PARCEL-GILT AND NIELLO TANKARD MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'G.K', MOSCOW, 1808 Cylindrical, the body with three oval cartouches, nielloed with allegorical scenes, including the three graces with flower garlands and musical instruments, and a scene with Mary and child, on a chequered ground, all within nielloed scrolling foliage and neoclassical motifs on a stippled ground, the cover similarly decorated and set with a large silver-gilt medal commemorating Peace with Turkey in 1774, the base set with a silver medal commemorating the death of Empress Elizabeth in 1762, with a scroll handle surmounted by a figurehead, interior gilt, marked throughout 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) high 53 oz. (1,648.4 gr.) gross
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