MARKED SAZIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
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A silver-mounted glass trompe-l'oeil Caviar-pot
marked Sazikov with Imperial warrant, St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Cylindrical, the slightly tapering glass body engraved to simulate wood-grain mounted with three silver bands, the detachable cover likewise engraved to simulate wood-grain surmounted by a realistically cast model of a sturgeon, on square base with four ball feet, fully marked
5in. (13.2cm.) diam.
marked Sazikov with Imperial warrant, St. Petersburg, circa 1890
Cylindrical, the slightly tapering glass body engraved to simulate wood-grain mounted with three silver bands, the detachable cover likewise engraved to simulate wood-grain surmounted by a realistically cast model of a sturgeon, on square base with four ball feet, fully marked
5in. (13.2cm.) diam.