A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO CUP AND COVER
MAKER’S MARK INDISTINCT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1780
The ovoid bowl on conforming pedestal foot, nielloed with four pastoral vignettes emblematic of the seasons of the year, amidst floral swags and foliate festoons with pendant flower baskets, on a chevron ground, the foot similarly nielloed, the stem cast as a figure of a Roman centurion, the conforming detachable cover with a finial cast and chased as an Imperial double-headed eagle, marked on stem, rim, foot and cover
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
13.22 oz. (353.8 gr.) gross
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO CUP AND COVER
MAKER’S MARK INDISTINCT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1780
The ovoid bowl on conforming pedestal foot, nielloed with four pastoral vignettes emblematic of the seasons of the year, amidst floral swags and foliate festoons with pendant flower baskets, on a chevron ground, the foot similarly nielloed, the stem cast as a figure of a Roman centurion, the conforming detachable cover with a finial cast and chased as an Imperial double-headed eagle, marked on stem, rim, foot and cover
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
13.22 oz. (353.8 gr.) gross
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