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MOSCOW, 1744, INDISTINCT CYRILLIC MAKER'S MARK
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A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER PINEAPPLE CUP AND COVER
MOSCOW, 1744, INDISTINCT CYRILLIC MAKER'S MARK
The stem in form of a tree trunk with applied man with raised axe
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
8.3 oz. (258 gr.)
MOSCOW, 1744, INDISTINCT CYRILLIC MAKER'S MARK
The stem in form of a tree trunk with applied man with raised axe
9½ in. (24 cm.) high
8.3 oz. (258 gr.)
Provenance
George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), Spencer House, London, by 1834, and by descent.
Literature
J. Orchard, Valuation of Sundry Furniture and Effects the Property of the late Rt. Hon.ble George John Earl Spencer at Spencer-Town-House-St. James's Place , 2 December 1834 - 'Gilt Plate...1 pine apple Cup'
A. G. Grimwade, The Connoisseur, 'Silver at Althorp: 5', March 1964, no. 6, where erroneously assembled with a James I silver-gilt foot.
A. G. Grimwade, The Connoisseur, 'Silver at Althorp: 5', March 1964, no. 6, where erroneously assembled with a James I silver-gilt foot.
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