Details
A Baltic parcel-gilt silver tankard
Maker's mark of Carl-Gustav Kretzner, Riga, circa 1720, the rim struck with unidentified Cyrillic mark, chasing probably Russian, circa 1760
Cylindrical and on three ball feet cast and chased with female's busts, terminating in applied cartouches with putti, the body chased slightly later with rococo scrolls, shells and buildings, the domed cover flat chased with bands of strapwork and inset with a medal, with bud final chased with female masks and scrolls, the handle with masks and fruit, thumbpiece and chased scroll handle, marked on base
8.5/8in. (22cm.) high
30ozs. (959gr.)
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