Live Auction 17188Important Russian Art
A PAIR OF LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER TAZZAS
Lot 349

A PAIR OF LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER TAZZAS

MARK OF A. MARTIANOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1884

Closed25 November 2019

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A PAIR OF LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER TAZZAS
MARK OF A. MARTIANOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1884
Both with a circular bowl decorated with an openwork rim, supported by realistically cast and chased figures of a man and a woman wearing traditional Russian costumes, on a canted square base edged with openwork geometric motifs, on four feet, engraved in French 'St Petersburg / 18 April / 1884 / To Tamberlick / [from] his old friends / and / young admirers', with gilt interior, marked throughout
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high
178.13 oz. (5,540.9 gr.)

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Enrico Tamberlick (1820-1889) was a celebrated Italian tenor, acclaimed for his astonishing range of pitch. Born and trained in Rome, Tamberlick travelled around Europe and America to sing in some of the world's best renowned opera houses; he appeared regularly at both the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden, and at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, where he lived and worked for many years.