A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER CUP AND ASSOCIATED COVER

A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER CUP AND ASSOCIATED COVER
THE CUP MARK OF TST (CYRILLIC) AND ASSAY MASTER'S MARK OF V.A (CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1760, COVER WITH ASSAY MASTER'S MARK OF IVAN SHAGIN, MOSCOW, 1750
Lobed baluster form chased with scrolls and rococo decoration, on figural support above a conforming foot, the similarly decorated cover with Imperial double-headed eagle finial, gilt interior
12 in. (30 cm.)
12.5 oz. (388 gm.)