MARKED WITH THE UNKNOWN MASTER'S CYRILLIC INTIALS BMO, AND OF ALDERMAN ANDREI ZAITSEV, MOSCOW, 1746
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A parcel-gilt covered Standing Cup
marked with the unknown master's Cyrillic intials BMO, and of alderman Andrei Zaitsev, Moscow, 1746
Baluster-shaped, the lobed base, body and detatchable cover chased and engraved with shell and floral scrolls within triangular compartments, the top of the body engraved with interlaced initials 'AS' and 'MI', the stem with the realistically cast figure of an axman felling a tree, the cover with a cock finial, marked on base and cover
14in. (35.5cm.) high
11oz.10dwt. (369gr.)
marked with the unknown master's Cyrillic intials BMO, and of alderman Andrei Zaitsev, Moscow, 1746
Baluster-shaped, the lobed base, body and detatchable cover chased and engraved with shell and floral scrolls within triangular compartments, the top of the body engraved with interlaced initials 'AS' and 'MI', the stem with the realistically cast figure of an axman felling a tree, the cover with a cock finial, marked on base and cover
14in. (35.5cm.) high
11oz.10dwt. (369gr.)