MARK PROBABLY OF AK (SCRIPT), MOSCOW, 1840

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A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO CREAM JUG WITH IVORY HANDLE
MARK PROBABLY OF AK (SCRIPT), MOSCOW, 1840
Decorated with architectural scenes including the Kremlin; a Russian silver-gilt and niello beaker, mark of AK (script), Moscow, circa 1840, textured ground with foliage and two oval reserves of Falconet's equestrian statue of Peter the Great and the Alexander Column; two Russian silver-gilt and niello snuff boxes, one St. Petersburg, 1828, with Falconet's statue and military trophies, the other with harbour scene and townscape, Moscow 1832 or 1839; also a parcel -gilt silver and niello reliquary case, probably French, circa 1860, applied with Medieval lady between gryphons, suspension loop behind top, the fluted back engraved with stylised foliate scrollwork
19 oz. (589 gm.)

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IMPORTANT NOTICE ON LOTS CONTAINING IVORY:
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