A parcel-gilt trompe l'oeil tea caddy
A parcel-gilt trompe l'oeil tea caddy
Moscow, 1888, maker's marks in Cyrillic 'ISL' for unrecorded maker and "IS" for Ivan Saltykov
cube form with rounded upper section and circular neck, sides cast and chased to imitate birch bark woven as on a traditional container; cork stopper mounted with a silver-gilt top with a large oval pull ring on top and a circular silver-gilt panel on the bottom; possibly missing an original lid; 84 standard
9 x 9 x 10cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 4in).
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A parcel-gilt trompe l'oeil tea caddy
Moscow, 1888, maker's marks in Cyrillic 'ISL' for unrecorded maker and "IS" for Ivan Saltykov
cube form with rounded upper section and circular neck, sides cast and chased to imitate birch bark woven as on a traditional container; cork stopper mounted with a silver-gilt top with a large oval pull ring on top and a circular silver-gilt panel on the bottom; possibly missing an original lid; 84 standard
9 x 9 x 10cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 4in).