A silver Beaker
marked with unknown maker's cypher, Moscow, 1710
Tapering cylindrical, the body repoussé and engraved with three ovals of a flowering plant on stippled ground, marked under base
3 1/8in. (8cm.) high
64 gr.
Lot Essay
The maker's mark is recorded by Postnikova-Loseva et al as no.2667 referring to an engraved beaker in the State Historical Museum, Moscow, dated 1720. The date mark uses slavonic alphabetic numerals.