Lot Essay
For another Russian silver hunting horn with the monogram of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich see Christie's, Geneva, 17 November 1993, lot 252.
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MARKED WITH UNRECORDED CYRILLIC INITIALS 'I.S.,' ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1883
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A GOLD AND SILVER RUSSIAN HUNTING HORN
MARKED WITH UNRECORDED CYRILLIC INITIALS 'I.S.,' ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1883
Of curved form with two gold rims engraved with leaves and Greek key pattern and two gold loops for suspension, the body engraved with a large Imperial Crown and the Russian inscription 'Grateful Imperial Hunt, 1883,' fully marked
13¾ in. (36 cm.) long
MARKED WITH UNRECORDED CYRILLIC INITIALS 'I.S.,' ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1883
Of curved form with two gold rims engraved with leaves and Greek key pattern and two gold loops for suspension, the body engraved with a large Imperial Crown and the Russian inscription 'Grateful Imperial Hunt, 1883,' fully marked
13¾ in. (36 cm.) long