A silver-gilt niello beaker

MARKED WITH UNKNOWN WORKMASTER'S INITIALS EE, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1850

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A silver-gilt niello beaker
marked with unknown workmaster's initials ee, Moscow, circa 1850
Tapering cylindrical, the body with two niello cartouches enclosing the equestrian figure of Peter the Great by Falconet in St. Petersburg and a harbor scene, within niello foliate scrolls on stippled ground, the rim with engine-turned band, marked under base and on rim
4in. (10.1cm.) high
5oz. (159gr.)

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