Mug with troika high-relief image, with detachable lid and figurine of peasant with balalaika
Mug with troika high-relief image, with detachable lid and figurine of peasant with balalaika
Russian Empire, Moscow
1891
Silver; casting, chasing, engraving, slotting, traces of gilding
29.8 x 17.5 x 10.6 cm
Marks: unknown maker “В∙Н”; tee of Moscow city assay department: assay master initials “Л.О.” above the date “1891”, silver alloy ”84”; Moscow city mark with silver alloy “84”
Silver mug with traces of gilding inside, on fancy ring-shaped base, with detachable lid with grip and ornately shaped handle. The mug cylindrical body is decorated with high relief image of riding full tilt troika in the center, surrounded by engraved architectural landscape and foliage-geometric ornament. Slotted stripes with foliage-geometrical ornament adorn the mug body top and bottom edges, ring-shaped base and the detachable lid with grip in the form of cast dancing peasant with balalaika in his hand. Ornately shaped handle is decorated with carved foliage-geometrical pattern. The mug is made in the Russian style.
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