A parcel-gilt and niello covered Tankard
marked with the initials of Vasilii Semenov, Moscow, 1866
Tapering cylindrical, chased and engraved with two shaped cartouches enclosing peasant interiors within nielloed foliate scrolls on stippled ground, with plain bands, the rim with a Russian adage, the hinged cover with tooth edge nielloed with a pan-Slavic cartouche, the scroll handle and openwork thumbpiece, marked under base and cover
4 in. (12 cm.) wide
426 gr.