Lot Essay
For a full description of the commemorative medals, see V. Smirnov, Opisanie Russkikh Medalei, St Petersburg, 1908, nos. 273a, 242a.
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MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'G.K', MOSCOW, 1808
Details
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PARCEL-GILT AND NIELLO TANKARD
MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'G.K', MOSCOW, 1808
Cylindrical, the body with three oval cartouches, nielloed with allegorical scenes, including the three graces with flower garlands and musical instruments, and a scene with Mary and child, on a chequered ground, all within nielloed scrolling foliage and neoclassical motifs on a stippled ground, the cover similarly decorated and set with a large silver-gilt medal commemorating Peace with Turkey in 1774, the base set with a silver medal commemorating the death of Empress Elizabeth in 1762, with a scroll handle surmounted by a figurehead, interior gilt, marked throughout
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) high
53 oz. (1,648.4 gr.) gross
MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'G.K', MOSCOW, 1808
Cylindrical, the body with three oval cartouches, nielloed with allegorical scenes, including the three graces with flower garlands and musical instruments, and a scene with Mary and child, on a chequered ground, all within nielloed scrolling foliage and neoclassical motifs on a stippled ground, the cover similarly decorated and set with a large silver-gilt medal commemorating Peace with Turkey in 1774, the base set with a silver medal commemorating the death of Empress Elizabeth in 1762, with a scroll handle surmounted by a figurehead, interior gilt, marked throughout
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) high
53 oz. (1,648.4 gr.) gross
Provenance
Collection Alexandre Djanchieff.
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
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