MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890
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Silver model of a Peasant
Moscow, circa 1890
Realistically cast, chased and engraved as the standing figure of a blacksmith wearing an apron over his traditional costume and holding his cap in his right hand and a large pair of tongs in his gloved left hand, the circular naturalistic base inscribed around the side: 'Artel Atamanom', over malachite plinth, marked on base
3 7/8in. (9.7cm.) high
Moscow, circa 1890
Realistically cast, chased and engraved as the standing figure of a blacksmith wearing an apron over his traditional costume and holding his cap in his right hand and a large pair of tongs in his gloved left hand, the circular naturalistic base inscribed around the side: 'Artel Atamanom', over malachite plinth, marked on base
3 7/8in. (9.7cm.) high