Two silver-gilt and niello Tumblers
Two silver-gilt and niello Tumblers

THE FIRST MARKED WITH THE UNKNOWN WORKMASTER'S INITIALS CT, MOSCOW, 1834; THE SECOND WITH THE UNRECORDED WORKMASTER'S ITALIC CYRILLIC INITIALS FN, MOSCOW, 1839

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Two silver-gilt and niello Tumblers
the first marked with the unknown workmaster's initials CT, Moscow, 1834; the second with the unrecorded workmaster's italic Cyrillic initials FN, Moscow, 1839
Both cylindrical with spreading rim, the first nielloed with a walled town with a mounted soldier within laurel wreath; the second with floral and foliate scrolls on stippled gilt ground, marked under bases
2.1/8in. (5.5cm.) and 2.5/8in. (6.8cm.) high
150 gr. (2)

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