A SILVER NIELLO TEA-CADDY
A SILVER NIELLO TEA-CADDY

THE COVER AND STOPPER MARKED WITH THE INITIALS OF ANTIP KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1896, THE BODY MARKED WITH THE INITIALS OF IL'IA KUZMIN, MOSCOW, 1896, AND LATER RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO.

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A SILVER NIELLO TEA-CADDY
the cover and stopper marked with the initials of Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, circa 1896, the body marked with the initials of Il'ia Kuzmin, Moscow, 1896, and later retailed by Tiffany & Co.
Baluster shaped, nielloed with scrolling foliage on stippled ground enclosing two stylized bearded heads, each having their curly hair held by a bird on each side, the flat circular cover with similar scrolling foliage, fully marked
4½ in. (11.5cm) high
7oz.10dwt. (235gr.) weighable silver

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