A parcel-gilt horticultural covered Beaker
A parcel-gilt horticultural covered Beaker

MARKED WITH THE UNRECORDED MAKER'S INITIALS ARC, ST. PETERSBURG, 1878

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A parcel-gilt horticultural covered Beaker
marked with the unrecorded maker's initials ARC, St. Petersburg, 1878
Tapering cylindircal, on stepped spreading foot with gadrooned mount, the body applied with a gilt cast, chased and engraved band of rural and agricultural implements with borders imitating an izba, the windows showing the bust of a man and a woman, the stepped domed detachable cover surmounted by a realistically modelled figure of an harvester (scythe detached) on realistic ground, gilt interior, marked under base and inside cover
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
1,452 gr. gross