A Russian Imperial-era Silver Nielloed Vodka Cup with View of Palace Square in St. Petersburg, 1837
$975.00
From the era of Alexander Pushkin, the cylindrical gilded vodka cup with everted rim, nielloed with scrolling foliage, enclosing a view of Palace Square and Alexander Column in St. Petersburg. With scroll handle.
Moscow, 1837, assaymaster Andrei Kovalsky, stamped on base and handle.
-2 ½ in. (6.4 cm) high
67.4 grams
Provenance: Sotheby’s New York, Fabergé, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu, December 11, 1996, lot 395