A Russian Imperial-era Silver Nielloed Cream Jug, 1836, India Early Minshall Collection

From the era of Alexander Pushkin, a Russian cream jug of squat bombé form, nielloed with a band of musical instruments, flags and military accessories amidst foliage, with a curved ivory handle.

by Aleksei Astrakhantsev, Moscow, 1836, the base painted with museum deaccessioning number: 66.72.52

-2 ½ in. (6.5 cm) high

81.1 grams

Provenance: The India Early Minshall Collection sold on behalf of The Western Reserve Historical Society; Christie’s New York Fine Russian Works of Art, April 12, 1988, lot 58.

See last image of cream jug in the center of collector’s vitrine.

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SKU: MSH-092

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