A silver-gilt cloisonn enamel Tea-glass Holder
A silver-gilt cloisonn enamel Tea-glass Holder

MARKED WITH THE CYRILLIC INITIALS OF ANDREI POSTNIKOV, RETAILED BY THE GRACHEV BROTHERS, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890

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A silver-gilt cloisonn enamel Tea-glass Holder
marked with the Cyrillic initials of Andrei Postnikov, retailed by the Grachev Brothers, Moscow, circa 1890
Circular, the slightly spreading base and four feet with foliate scrolls in blue, green and red on stippled gilt ground, the openwork body with undulating rim similarly decorated, the angular handle similarly decorated with rosette thumbpiece, marked under base
3.3/8in. (8.5cm.) high