Sale 6003
London
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15 July 1998
Price realised
GBP 575
Estimate
A parcel-gilt Charka marked with initials of Andrei Dement'ev, Moscow, 1773 Shaped oval, the lobed body chased and engraved with foliate and scroll cartouches, with scroll handle, gilt interior, marked under base and on handle 2 in. (7 cm.) wide 32 gr.
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