A silver-gilt Chara
A silver-gilt Chara

RUSSIA, 17TH CENTURY

細節
A silver-gilt Chara
Russia, 17th century
Circular, the bowl repoussé with dots within rayed bands, the slightly domed centre engraved with a Russian toast in Viaz script, the shaped handle caste with an horseman within scroll border, the reverse of the handle engraved with the Cyrillic initials 'i B s' and the numeral '7', the upper half gilt, the base engraved with inventory number N50, otherwise apparently unmarked
7.5/8in. (19.5cm.) long
194 gr.

拍品專文

Chara of this period are extremely rare on the market. The last similar example appeared at auction in the Lubovich collection at Zurich on 22 November 1978.