A Russian silver trompe l'oeil caviar pail unknown maker...
A Russian silver trompe l'oeil caviar pail
unknown maker ia, St. Petersburg, 1860
Shaped as a covered bucket, engraved all over to simulate tree bark, the sides cast and chased with parcel-gilt reeded ribs, the cover with mechanical locking handle with a rococo revival finial, gilt interior, marked under base under cover, and on handle.
H: 3 1/4 in. Weight: 10.1 oz. t. (approx)
PROVENANCE:
Property of a Washington, D.C. estate.
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A Russian silver trompe l'oeil caviar pail
unknown maker ia, St. Petersburg, 1860
Shaped as a covered bucket, engraved all over to simulate tree bark, the sides cast and chased with parcel-gilt reeded ribs, the cover with mechanical locking handle with a rococo revival finial, gilt interior, marked under base under cover, and on handle.
H: 3 1/4 in. Weight: 10.1 oz. t. (approx)
PROVENANCE:
Property of a Washington, D.C. estate.
