Christie’s roundel
Lot 103

A large parcel-gilt stopa

CYRILLIC MARK OF MIKHAIL KLUSHIN, MOSCOW, 1745

Closed9 June 2009

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A large parcel-gilt stopa
Cyrillic mark of Mikhail Klushin, Moscow, 1745
Circular of tapering form, on spreading foot, the body embossed, chased and engraved with floral scrolls, marked under base
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
11.68 oz. (364,4 gr.)

Specialist note

For a similar 18th century parcel-gilt beaker, see:
Alexander von Solodkov, Russian Gold and Silver, London, 1981, p. 17, illustration no. 22 and 23.

Exhibition catalogue, Splendeurs de Russie Mille ans d'orfevrerie, Paris, Museé du Petit Palais, 1993, page 171, no. 106, illustrated.