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MARK OF F.G. (UNIDENTIFIED), ST. PETERSBURG, 1857
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A FINE RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT JUG OF UNUSUALLY HEAVY GAUGE
MARK OF F.G. (UNIDENTIFIED), ST. PETERSBURG, 1857
Ovoid with chased diagonal bands and applied with fruiting vines that issue from the bifurcated vine handle, the domed cover chased with bosses and scrollwork on a textured ground, the finial modelled as an eagle atop his prey, a dead sheep, a band of vertical lines around the neck
13 in. high (33 cm.)
74 oz. (2294 gm.)
MARK OF F.G. (UNIDENTIFIED), ST. PETERSBURG, 1857
Ovoid with chased diagonal bands and applied with fruiting vines that issue from the bifurcated vine handle, the domed cover chased with bosses and scrollwork on a textured ground, the finial modelled as an eagle atop his prey, a dead sheep, a band of vertical lines around the neck
13 in. high (33 cm.)
74 oz. (2294 gm.)