A PETER THE GREAT BEAKER SILVER-GILT BEAKER

MARKED WITH THE WORKMASTER'S INITIALS OF EROFEI SEMENOV, MOSCOW, 1739

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A PETER THE GREAT BEAKER SILVER-GILT BEAKER
marked with the workmaster's initials of Erofei Semenov, Moscow, 1739
On circular spreading base, the tapering cylindrical body repoussé and chased with scrolling foliage, with 31 oval cartouches depicting different profiles of Peter the Great at different ages, the flat domed cover similarly decorated, with knob finial, gilt interior, marked under the base and on the cover
10in. (25.4cm.) high
16.42oz. (510.7gr.)

Descriptif du lot

The repoussé profile portraits of Tsar Peter the Great are produced on different Russian coins. These coins, having been struck at the time of his reign (1682-1725) make the present lot truly unique.

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