ANTIQUE 19thC RUSSIAN TROMPE L'OEIL SOLID SILVER TEA GLASS HOLDER, MOSCOW c.1878
19th Century Imperial Russian trompe l'oeil silver tea glass holder, realistically modelled in a shape of a house, on a stepped base, wood cladding walls and window made in a pan-Slavic style, depicting people outside, dancing, drinking and playing various instruments, applied with a shaped handle mounted with an inverted thump piece, set with a painted tea glass insert and a later spoon.
Reference Number: A6797
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Imperial Russian trompe l'oeil solid silver tea glass holder, realistically modelled in a shape of a house, on a stepped base, wood cladding walls and window made in a pan-Slavic style, depicting people outside, dancing, drinking and playing various instruments, applied with a shaped handle mounted with an inverted thump piece, set with a painted tea glass insert and a later spoon. Hallmarked Russian Silver 84 (875 standard), Moscow, Assay Master Ivan Konstantinov, year 1878, Maker's mark in Cyrillic for (Piotr Milukov).
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage, just general wear.
SIZE
Height: 8.5cm
Width: 10cm
Weight: 222g (without glass)
