A parcel-gilt tankard

MARKED WITH UNRECORDED CYRILLIC INITIALS NI, ST. PETERSBURG, 1870

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A parcel-gilt tankard
marked with unrecorded Cyrillic initials NI, St. Petersburg, 1870
Tapering cylindrical, on a circular molded spreading base, the body with four mid-bands, each band with engraved parcel-gilt strapwork, the shaped handle and domed cover with raised cap similarly engraved and parcel-gilt, with scroll thumbpiece, the body with Russian inscription dated 1871, marked under base and cover
10.5/8in. (27cm.) high
35oz. (1094gr.)

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