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For an illustration of a similar tea caddy see Alexander von Solodkoff, Russian Gold and Silver, plate 128.
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MARK OF VASILLI SEMENOV, MOSCOW, 1886
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A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO TEA CADDY
MARK OF VASILLI SEMENOV, MOSCOW, 1886
Of square form with rounded shoulders, the sides with four arched architectural panels depicting the new palace of the Kremlin, the Spasski Tower, St. Basil's Cathedral and another, possibly the Cathedral of the Assumption, all surrounded by nielloed interwoven scrollwork, the lid with gilded interior and engraved with a monogram - 4½in. (11.5cm.) high, 10oz.
See Illustration
MARK OF VASILLI SEMENOV, MOSCOW, 1886
Of square form with rounded shoulders, the sides with four arched architectural panels depicting the new palace of the Kremlin, the Spasski Tower, St. Basil's Cathedral and another, possibly the Cathedral of the Assumption, all surrounded by nielloed interwoven scrollwork, the lid with gilded interior and engraved with a monogram - 4½in. (11.5cm.) high, 10oz.
See Illustration
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