Live Auction 12022Russian Art
A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER VODKA CUPS
Lot 245

A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER VODKA CUPS

MARKED GRACHEV, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'AP', ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1870-1880S

Closed5 June 2017

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A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL SILVER VODKA CUPS
MARKED GRACHEV, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'AP', ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1870-1880S
Each tapering cylindrical, the base with the silver-gilt Russian inscription 'Michael Mikhailovich' around the Imperial crown, with red plique-à-jour enamel, interior gilt, marked under base
2 in. (5.2 cm.) high
2.98 oz. (92.6 gr.) gross

Specialist note

These vodka cups were probably commissioned by Grand Duke Mikhail Mikhailovich (1861-1929) either for personal use or presentation.
A comparable cup was sold Christie's, London, 25 November 2013, lot 379.