Lot Essay
For a similar example of late seventeenth-century charka, see K. Helenius, The Russian Charka: The Silver Vodka Cup of the Romanov Era, Helsinki, 2006, p. 21, no. 5.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, FRANCE PART II
TWO SILVER-GILT CHARKAS
ONE, RUSSIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY; THE OTHER, CHINA FOR THE RUSSIAN MARKET, FIRST HALF OF 19TH CENTURY
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TWO SILVER-GILT CHARKAS
ONE, RUSSIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY; THE OTHER, CHINA FOR THE RUSSIAN MARKET, FIRST HALF OF 19TH CENTURY
One hemispherical on raised petal-shaped foot, the body chased with scrolling foliage and birds, the interior decorated with sea monsters and a mermaid, enclosing a roundel with a dove finial, the sides engraved with inscription in Russian 'This charka is for drinking braga for health and joy’, the kokoshnik-shaped handle depicting Samson’s fight with the Lion, apparently unmarked; the other quatrefoil ogee shaped on a similarly shaped foot, with two rocaille handles, the body cast and chased with chinoiserie motifs, marked on the base possibly with retailer’s mark of M.S. Popov
3½ in. (9 cm.) wide each
6.69 oz. (208 gr.)
ONE, RUSSIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY; THE OTHER, CHINA FOR THE RUSSIAN MARKET, FIRST HALF OF 19TH CENTURY
One hemispherical on raised petal-shaped foot, the body chased with scrolling foliage and birds, the interior decorated with sea monsters and a mermaid, enclosing a roundel with a dove finial, the sides engraved with inscription in Russian 'This charka is for drinking braga for health and joy’, the kokoshnik-shaped handle depicting Samson’s fight with the Lion, apparently unmarked; the other quatrefoil ogee shaped on a similarly shaped foot, with two rocaille handles, the body cast and chased with chinoiserie motifs, marked on the base possibly with retailer’s mark of M.S. Popov
3½ in. (9 cm.) wide each
6.69 oz. (208 gr.)
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