A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO TEA-CADDY
MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC ‘M.D’, MOSCOW, 1793
Cylindrical, the sides with cartouches depicting nielloed scenes, one depicting four men at the table within a landscape, the other depicting a couple at the table with two musicians next to them in a landscape, within berried laurel border and surmounted with ribbon ties, the sides nielloed with laurel and floral swags, upper border chased with laurel, the cover nielloed with two cupids in the clouds on sunburst ground, marked under base, inside and on cover
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
8.49 oz. (264.2 gr.) gross
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND NIELLO TEA-CADDY
MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC ‘M.D’, MOSCOW, 1793
Cylindrical, the sides with cartouches depicting nielloed scenes, one depicting four men at the table within a landscape, the other depicting a couple at the table with two musicians next to them in a landscape, within berried laurel border and surmounted with ribbon ties, the sides nielloed with laurel and floral swags, upper border chased with laurel, the cover nielloed with two cupids in the clouds on sunburst ground, marked under base, inside and on cover
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
8.49 oz. (264.2 gr.) gross
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