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The inscription translates "OUR FOREFATHERS ATE SIMPLY AND LIVED FOR 100 YEARS."
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A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO MUG
MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890, RETAILER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK
Of cylindrical form, the spreading base with leaf decoration, the body with niello entrelocks and vacant cartouches with a band of Cyrillic inscription, marked--3 1/4in. high
(gross weight 5oz.)
MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890, RETAILER'S MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK
Of cylindrical form, the spreading base with leaf decoration, the body with niello entrelocks and vacant cartouches with a band of Cyrillic inscription, marked--3 1/4in. high
(gross weight 5oz.)