A FAMILLE ROSE TANKARD WITH RUSSIAN COIN INSET COVER
EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)
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A FAMILLE ROSE TANKARD WITH RUSSIAN COIN INSET COVER
EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95)
Enameled with a cockerel, a hound, a Buddhist lion and a gilt eagle, the European silver cover inset with a Russian commemorative coin dated 1742
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, overall
Lot Essay
The Russian coin or jeton commemorates the coronation of Empress Elizabeth, who is depicted in low relief, with inscription, the providence of God through faithful subjects / Crowned in Moscow in 1742.
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