Antique Russian Silver and Niello Enamel Beaker

An exceptional, fine and impressive Russian silver gilt and niello enamel beaker, an addition to our Russian silverware collection. This exceptional antique Russian silver gilt beaker has a cylindrical, tapering form. The surface of this antique beaker is embellished with a fine niello enamel scene depicting a structural rooftop skyline behind a towered brick wall, incorporating cloud designs on the matte textured upper portion. The ornamentation to the beaker is flanked with two opposing chevron style borders. The upper rim of the beaker is encircled with an applied moulded border. The hallmarks struck to the beaker include: Maker's mark: ?? (Andrey Shikhin / ?????? ?????, Tver) Assay mark: ??, 1827 (Nikolay Dubrovin/??????? ????????) Silver quality/purity mark: 84 (84 zolotniks) City mark: St George slaying the dragon (Moscow, Russia) The surface and interior of this exceptional example of antique silverware retains the original gilding. 84 zolotniki is equivalent to 875/1000 or .875 standard silver Condition This antique Russian Niello...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian niello enamel and silver beaker; an addition to our range of drinks related silverware. This antique Russian silver beaker...

A fine pair of antique German silver beakers; an addition to our continental antique silverware collection. These fine antique German silver beakers have been realistically modelled in the form of a barrel. The circular rounded surface of each silver beaker is encompassed with embossed and chased leaf and berry swag motifs in addition to chased wood grain decoration to the barrel's vertical staves. These antique beakers...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German silver beaker; an addition to our continental silverware collection. This exceptional antique ...

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A late 19th century Anglo-Indian sterling silver beaker beautifully decorated with scroll and floral motifs. Unmarked (but tests as sterling), I would suspect this example to have...

Hallmarked in London in 1987 by Frances Loyen, this attractive, Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver Beaker, features Plique-a-Jour enamel decoration which fades from red to green in...