Large Russian Imperial-era Silver Dedication Vodka Beaker, Moscow, 1917
This fine large vodka tumbler in the Art Nouveau taste was made in Moscow during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II and was a presented as a gift from a admiring student to his music teacher. Slightly tapered, the rim and base are inscribed in Russian: To the good, blessed gentleman and kind teacher, Alexander Feodorovich Sklarevski from the grateful pupil Sara Senderizhna, Saratov. The center engraved with scrolling foliage and the date 30 August 1917.
Moscow, 1908-17, maker’s initials Cyrillic I F.
-3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) high; 69.5 grams.
Provenance: Alexander Sklarevski. Thence by descent.
Alexander Fedorovich Sklarevski (1882-1963) was a concert pianist who fled Russia with the composer Serge Prokoviev during the Bolshevik Revolution. In 1908, he received the first of many gold medal from the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music and later became Director of the lmperial Conservatory of Saratov. After leaving Russia, he performed recitals around the world for decades to great acclaim. In 1923, Sklarevski joined the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore where he remained a professor for 30 years.
SKU: 350M-MSH-093
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