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MARK OF SAMUEL ARNDT, ST PETERSBURG, 1836
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A LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER STIRRUP CUP
MARK OF SAMUEL ARNDT, ST PETERSBURG, 1836
Realistically cast and chased as an eagle's talon, the cup with repoussé feathers and bristles under an everted rim, on a spreading foot of four claws, with gilt interior, marked on upper rim
6 ½ in. (16.4 cm.) high
19.52 oz. (607 gr.)
MARK OF SAMUEL ARNDT, ST PETERSBURG, 1836
Realistically cast and chased as an eagle's talon, the cup with repoussé feathers and bristles under an everted rim, on a spreading foot of four claws, with gilt interior, marked on upper rim
6 ½ in. (16.4 cm.) high
19.52 oz. (607 gr.)
Provenance
Major General James Barnes (1801-1869), an American railway engineer, executive and consultant to the Moscow - St Petersburg railway.
Thence by descent in the family.
Thence by descent in the family.
Brought to you by
Alexis de Tiesenhausen