TWO SILVER-GILT CHARKAS
TWO SILVER-GILT CHARKAS
RUSSIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Each hemispherical on spreading circular foot, the interior cast and chased with sea creatures, the exterior with mythological creatures amidst scrolling foliage, the rim inscribed in Old Russian 'Charka of a good man. Drink from it for good health and joy', one with a pierced handle, another one with a handle depicting Samson and the lion, both apparently unmarked, one with the French import mark
Each, 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm) long
7.3 oz. (227 gr.)
Provenance
An Important Collection of Early Russian Silver; Sotheby Parke Bernet, Zurich, 22 November 1978, lots 20 and 26.
Acquired from A La Vieille Russie, New York.
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TWO SILVER-GILT CHARKAS
RUSSIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Each hemispherical on spreading circular foot, the interior cast and chased with sea creatures, the exterior with mythological creatures amidst scrolling foliage, the rim inscribed in Old Russian 'Charka of a good man. Drink from it for good health and joy', one with a pierced handle, another one with a handle depicting Samson and the lion, both apparently unmarked, one with the French import mark
Each, 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm) long
7.3 oz. (227 gr.)
Provenance
An Important Collection of Early Russian Silver; Sotheby Parke Bernet, Zurich, 22 November 1978, lots 20 and 26.
Acquired from A La Vieille Russie, New York.
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