A SILVER-GILT AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL TEA GLASS HOLDER
Maker's mark indistinct, possibly Aleksandr Sokolov, St. Petersburg, 1878
The octagonal body with pierced lattice-work panels between spiral-twist columns, the front applied with a varicolor enamel doorway in the style of a traditional izba, hung with trompe l'oeil drapery swags, the key-form handle chased to simulate wood grain, on bracket feet, fully marked
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high
A SILVER-GILT AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL TEA GLASS HOLDER
Maker's mark indistinct, possibly Aleksandr Sokolov, St. Petersburg, 1878
The octagonal body with pierced lattice-work panels between spiral-twist columns, the front applied with a varicolor enamel doorway in the style of a traditional izba, hung with trompe l'oeil drapery swags, the key-form handle chased to simulate wood grain, on bracket feet, fully marked
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high
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