$5,500
RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT & ENAMEL TEA CADDY, MOSCOW, 1894, H 5 1/2", W 3 3/8":Square shape with rounded shoulders, surmounted by a removable cover with engraved monogram, scrolling pattern overall, decorated with medium blue enamel with white enamel accents. The underside stamped with assayer's mark Anatoliì Apollonovich Artsibashev with 1894 enclosed, 84 (.875), St. George, and unidentified maker's mark, possibly for H. Shishkina (see photo).
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2007-02-17