A parcel-gilt silver mounted coconut cup, maker's mark GG, Moscow, mid-18th century

A parcel-gilt silver mounted coconut cup, maker's mark GG, Moscow, mid-18th century

the stem cast as a male figure, the base with repoussé scrolls and foliate motifs, the body divided into three sections by vertical mounted silver bands, each section engraved with foliate scrolls, rosettes and militaria around a central cartouche containing: a phoenix standing on a canon; a crowned medal of the Order of St Stanislaus; an imperial double-headed eagle, the rim plain polished silver, the interior gilded, struck with maker's initials
height 23cm; 9⅛in.