RUSSIA, MID 18TH CENTURY
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A silver-mounted Coconut Cup
Russia, mid 18th century
The oval body in two halves, the lower engraved with the portraits of Peter the Great, Catherine I and Elizabeth Petrovna with captions and floral scrolls, the domed cover carved with scrolls and surmounted by a silver double-headed eagle, the whole held with plain mounts with three engraved straps, the stem in the form of a child with upheld arms, on spreading domed foot repoussé and engraved floral scrolls, apparently unmarked
11½in. (29cm.) high
Russia, mid 18th century
The oval body in two halves, the lower engraved with the portraits of Peter the Great, Catherine I and Elizabeth Petrovna with captions and floral scrolls, the domed cover carved with scrolls and surmounted by a silver double-headed eagle, the whole held with plain mounts with three engraved straps, the stem in the form of a child with upheld arms, on spreading domed foot repoussé and engraved floral scrolls, apparently unmarked
11½in. (29cm.) high