Two Russian Gilt and Part Gilt Repoussé Silver Beakers. Unknown makers, one Period of Peter I "The Great" (1682-...

Description

Two Russian Gilt and Part Gilt Repoussé Silver Beakers
Unknown makers, one Period of Peter I "The Great" (1682-1725), one Period of Anna Ioannovna (1730-1740), circa 1737
3-1/2 x 3 inches (8.9 x 7.6 cm)
152 grams (4.88 troy ounces)

PROVENANCE:
A La Vieille Russie, New York.


These two beakers are from a very early period of St. Petersburg production, when the style still echoed that of Moscow. One beaker, from the period of Peter I "The Great" has cypress-tree repoussage, derived from Persian images well-known in Moscow. These trees would later be used to great effect as a decorative motif in the Kremlin Service, designed by Solntsev. The other, from the ten-year reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna shows the early influence of the Rococo.



Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000.

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